Professor Elam

Weekend October 27, 2018

Mark Goldman CPA and CEO of MGR Accounting Recruiters has authored a short book on Accounting Success. He has created the podcast Where Accountants Go

for some  104 episodes.  49 tips is a reflection of what he learned speaking with Central Texas professional Accountants. I am placing a copy of 49 tips on Reserve in the TAMUSA Library. I suggest you stop in and take a read. Each tip is a short few paragraphs.  Here is my review from Amazon.com.

Full Disclosure I have known Mark Goldman for many years in my capacity as Assoc. Accounting Professor at Texas A & M University San Antonio. The accompanying photo shows Mark officially awarding a scholarship from the San Antonio CPA Society to one of my students. As a result of his podcasts, Mark's advice goes well for not only accountants but for other professional fields as well. I found myself nodding in agreement as I went from tip to tip.
Likes include
Clever drawings to accompany and illustrate the text, who did those?
Short concise and to the point, can be read in 90 minutes
Up until Tip 39, each Tip was completely displayed on one or facing pages
The Tips seem to be grouped in technical, working with people, and self promotion categories
Happily there is some overlap to make great points like Tips 5 &11 – get a mentor, find a career advisor
And the great advice never slacks off, Tip 49 is Praise in Public, Correct in Private
Mark emphasizes taking responsibility for your own career, Tip 43, If the Grass Looks Greener, Have you Watered Yours?
What would I change? Nothing really, I would suggest adding a Table of Contents for all 49+ Tips, they are short and it would allow a potential purchaser to get a feel for content as well as quickly locate a particular tip.
Thanks for sharing the results of your podcasts and experience. Aspiring and current CPAs should be grateful!