Will AI tank your billable hours?

Have you thought about AI's impact on your billable hours? Is your workplace wellness program effective? We have some insight into these issues and others in today's edition of The Net Gains.

Here are this week's top hits, curated just for you:

In Today's Newsletter:
📈 Upgrading the C-suite
✅ Billable hours and AI
💡 Should passwords go?
💸 Workplace wellness paths

Diversifying leaders: Accountancy's new C-suite

Traditionally, accountancy firms have had a standard roster of top leadership, like chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and chief operations officers. But with the evolving needs of firms, and the increasingly-complex role of technology, new C-suite jobs have emerged. Among the most common in accounting firms are chief diversity officers, chief people officers, and chief innovation officers.

Read more from Inside Public Accounting

🎧 How will AI affect billable hours?

What will the AI landscape look like for accountants in the next year? The next five? 10? Podcast hosts and accountants Blake Oliver and David Leary look at the potential impact of AI on the accounting profession, including what it will mean for billable hours. Listen in on The Accounting Podcast

92% 

... of employees in an annual survey would like additional financial support resources from their employers. Source: Buck.com

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 💯 The competitive advantage of psychological safety

 📅 Is the four-day workweek better for everyone?

 ➕ The argument for password-less CPA firms

 ⭐ PWC tops "best accounting firms" list from Vault

Survey: Workplace wellness is vital

The value of employee wellness may be hard to quantify in numbers, but accountancy firms of all sizes should take it seriously. While 82% of U.S. employees surveyed said their organization is committed to their well-being, 62% said their well-being is the same or worse than six months ago. Another workforce survey found that two of three U.S. employees would change jobs for better benefits. So what can firms do to really make a difference in the lives of their employees? Join the conversation at The Journal of Accountancy

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