IMA Life: Choosing My Career Path
Accountants and auditors with the CMA have more tools to support their clients, assess risks, and draw conclusions.
Life-Changing Moments
Being a part of the IMA community can provide members with life-changing moments that elevate and improve their careers.
Secrets for Successful Cross-Functional Collaboration
Four key skills can maximize your collaboration with cross-functional partners in your organization.
Books: The Power of Questions
In his book, Ask More, Frank Sesno suggests that the secret to professional success is asking the right questions.
Leaders Who Create Leaders
Ginger White, Chair of the IMA Global Board of Directors, discusses some of the great leaders she’s worked with in her career.
IMA Volunteerism: Is Volunteerism in Your DNA?
Volunteering is an opportunity to give back and a chance to practice leadership skills and diversify your views.
Quality Is Everything
Accountants who prioritize quality protect company assets, keep the organization running, and create long-lasting value.
Barton Appointed Chair of IIRC
Dominic Barton has been appointed chair of the IIRC as the organization launches a new global strategic phase.
Preparing Students for Real Accounting
A course focusing on soft skills enables students to gain real-world experience to prepare them for life after college.
Harnessing the Power of Thought in Business Management
Keeping a positive attitude and fully employing critical-thinking skills are two secrets to business success.
Catalyst for Change
Management accountants have the technical ability and inquisitive nature needed to lead change efforts in their organizations.
Survey: Gen Z Workers
EY surveyed 1,400 Gen Z-ers for their perspectives on the future of work and what’s important in the workplace.
Women in Financial Leadership
Women in leadership positions in accounting and finance share their insights on keys to success and the way forward.
Gaining a Talent Advantage
Attracting and retaining top talent requires you to promote all your organization has to offer and find the ideal candidates.
Building a Diverse, Inclusive Workforce
Part of leadership is ensuring that employees feel included and that company policies and practices deter discrimination.
Collaborate with IMA for a Diverse Pipeline
Universities and colleges can take many steps with IMA to build a competitive, diverse, and inclusive candidate pipeline.
Accounting Educators: A Call to Action
IMA’s Management Accounting Competency Framework can help educators shape their curricula to prepare students for the future.
IMA Life: 25 Years and Counting
An active IMA member for 25 years, Debra Petrizzo has benefited from and advocated for Student Leadership Conferences.
Books: Fortune on your Side
As part of his Success Library, Brian Tracy introduces Personal Success, a book that offers 21 top ideas for finding success.
IFAC Plans Overhaul of Education Standards
IFAC and IAESB are developing a new, integrated model for accounting education and continuing professional development.
Management Accounting Education: New Imperatives
To prepare students for the future, management accounting education must change as technology evolves.
Building Better Accounting Curricula
To keep up with the changing profession, accounting curricula can incorporate more data management and data analytics.
A Call to Practitioners
The AACSB is now allowing more professionally qualified faculty to teach in university business programs.
Copilots with Entrepreneurs
Babson College has ensured that students are prepared for their role as copilots of enterprises in their future companies.
Influencing the Next Generation
IMA’s Campus Influencers reach out to college students to educate them about IMA membership and CMA certification.
What Defines Success?
Ginger White shares some of the important people who helped support and encourage her along the path to success.
Motivating Teams Through the Impossible
True leaders must prepare and motivate their teams to perform at their best in times of great difficulty.
Less Travel, More Journey
When experience didn’t advance his career, one professional set out to get his CMA and increase his chances for success.
Investing in Interns
Assigning complex, meaningful work to interns can help them develop into valuable contributors within the organization.
Adapting for the Not-For-Profit Audit
Management accountants asked to serve on a nonprofit’s audit committee need to keep certain differences in mind.
Gaining Power through Accountants’ Communications
Management accountants who hone their communication skills have the opportunity to powerfully influence business decisions.
Women in Leadership: Time for More
Attendees at the Women’s Accounting Leadership Series discussed what it takes to rise to the top of the profession.
Sharing Strategies For Career Success
Women face a set of workplaces challenges different from those men face. Three businesswomen share their tips for success.
Outside the Classroom
The personal stories told at the Women’s Accounting Leadership Series can provide the kind of career insight not taught in school.
A Leadership Growth Journey
Being a leader requires a growth mind-set. Focus on the journey, and don’t fall victim to “destination disease.”
Books: The Power of a Good Story
Infusing your presentations with a good narrative or story connects your audience to the facts and data you’re reporting on.
IMA Life: The Payoff of Early Exams
Having both the CMA and the CPA gave this accountant a superior understanding of finance issues and business operations.
Leadership Isn’t Just for CEOs
Leadership is an ongoing practice that requires creativity, networking, and an awareness of your strengths and weaknesses.
Books: A Common Leadership Mission
Leaders must share information faster, assess fast-changing landscapes, and always be training for the future, not the past.
The Resilient Management Accountant
Management accountants are flexible and resilient, and CMAs have the skills to adapt to almost any business challenge.
IMA’s 2018 Global Salary Survey
Compensation declined slightly for IMA members, but the salary gap improved and the value of CMA certification increased.
Dual Certification: It’s a Win-win!
Accounting students can take the CMA exam while still in school and the CPA exam within six months after graduation.
Forensic Accountants to the Rescue
With their cost/managerial accounting knowledge, forensic accountants add expertise to business-related legal proceedings.
Building an Adaptive Leadership Style
Effective leaders can draw from a variety of styles and are able to apply the one appropriate to each person or situation.
IMA Life: Bringing Value to Your Organization
When this young professional wasn’t sure where to go next with her career, IMA showed her the paths available.
A Sandwich Leadership Lesson
This simple yet practical lesson demonstrates the importance of effective communication when leading and teaching others.
Tangible Value in Intangible Diversity
Embracing our differences leads to the diversity of thought that businesses need to create products and overcome challenges.
Building in Margin
As we set about achieving our goals for 2018, remember to invest in the future by making time to further your career.
Success Through Strong Culture
Personal accountability, teamwork, and a mind-set for change are among the essentials for meaningful leadership.
The Race to the Top
Set audacious career goals and doggedly pursue them with a determined belief in yourself and a willingness to take risks.
IMA Life: Just Get Started
Achieving your goals takes time and dedication, but taking that first step is an important part of the journey.
Successful Women’s Leadership Event in NYC
The seventh installment of the Women’s Accounting Leadership Series was held in October at Pace University.
Management Accountants’ Role in Transformational Leadership
Become a strategic partner that can help transform your company as it works to keep up with today’s pace of change.
Tomorrow’s Management Accountants
As management accounting continues to rapidly evolve, let’s resolve to challenge ourselves to stay at the forefront of change.
Engaging the Next Generation of Auditors
The audit profession has changed, and audit firms need to find new ways to attract and develop the best talent.
The Trust Gap in Organizations
To be successful, leaders need to always work at creating, maintaining, and demonstrating trust in their relationships.
The Missing Link in your Human Capital Strategy
A training and development plan that includes setting clear goals for employees will benefit companies and employees alike.
IMA Life: CMAs, the Original Data Analysts
A CMA shares how preparing for the exam provided a bigger picture of the finance industry, from data analytics to strategy.
Leading from Outside Your Comfort Zone
To grow as a leader, don’t shy away from opportunities or challenges that force you into new and different situations.
A Board Member’s Insights on D&I
IMA Global Board member Harry W. Zike provides an outlook on the many benefits of diversity & inclusion initiatives.
Build a Leadership Vision
To grow as a leader, enlist help to create your own leadership vision statement. The feedback you get may surprise you.
An IMA Two-Year Milestone
CareerDriver®, the career-planning resource for management accountants, is celebrating its two-year anniversary.
Books: Real Talk: An Office How-to
Offering workplace wisdom many people only learn through trial and error, The Thing about Work is the ideal office manual.
Seven Tips to Take Control
Management accountants need clear vision, action, relationships, ethics, and continuing skills development to succeed.
A Life of Service
IMA Chair Alex Eng looks ahead to fall and last-quarter planning and encourages members to fit service into their agenda.
Keys to Flexible Leadership
Meeting the challenges of leadership requires a professional practice based on flexibility in thought, action, and response.
The CMA Advantage: An Update
Earning the CMA as a 22-year-old entry-level accountant can be worth more than $500,000 in additional lifetime earnings.
Stay on the School Bus
One thing young students and all professionals have in common is the opportunity to embrace continuing education.
Set Your Leadership Style
Leadership is not one-size-fits-all. These 5 steps can help you establish a style that suits your own skills and abilities.
Books: It’s About the Climb
Using a model of outdoor adventure, David Rosell offers insight on financial planning for Millennials just starting out.
Books: Preparing Yourself to Lead
The teachings of classical thinkers like Aristotle and Plato can still provide guidance to business leaders of today.
Managing Conflict as a Leader
As leaders, we are often faced with situations in which we need to mediate conflict in our organizations.
Accounting Student Transformations
Faculty at Baylor University help their students find the accounting career that best fits their interests.
Excel-based Active Learning
Excel-based projects help students learn how to apply management accounting concepts in practical business scenarios.
The Global Accountant
To be successful, today’s accountant needs to have a diverse set of skills and financial competencies.
High-impact Mentoring
The IMA Louisville Chapter Mentoring Program offers mentoring for students and increases awareness of the chapter itself.
What’s Your Why?
Effective leaders must know their employees’ stories and understand their beliefs, motivations, needs, and struggles.
Books: Leaders Are Made, Not Born
Based on his Phoenix Seminars and Success Library, Brian Tracy offers keys to unlocking leadership potential.
SERVICE: THE KEY TO FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP
Enhancing the extent and quality of services offered should be a priority for financial staff at all levels.
Attacking the Skills Gap
Having trouble finding qualified entry-level accountants? These 8 tips can improve your odds for landing the best candidates.
Improving Critical Thinking Through Data Analysis
Critical thinking is an important trait for management accountants. Always look for opportunities to sharpen those skills.
THE ART OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
These techniques can help you succeed in your role as a manager and leader within your organization.
EDUCATION, FRIENDSHIP, NETWORKING
Attending an IMA Annual Conference brings with it rewards in education, friendship, and networking opportunities.
STRENGTHENING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE
Team-building activities and focused discussions are among the top tips for building diversity and inclusion.
MEDITATE YOUR WAY TO LEADERSHIP SUCCESS!
Top tech companies are leading the way in pursuing meditation as a workplace resource for leadership and success.
Survey: Employee Engagement
A Robert Half survey found that, despite improvement, CFOs are concerned about their employees’ level of engagement.
Universities Need You!
The shortage of qualified accounting faculty provides an opportunity for accounting professionals to find a new career.
CMAs, Financial Literacy, and Business Strategy
Management accountants—and CMAs, in particular—have the skills needed to connect finance with broader business objectives.
Shark Tank’s Daymond John on Success
The entrepreneur and TV personality draws on his experiences to provide advice for aspiring business leaders.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: PACE MATTERS
Implementing a successful diversity and inclusion programs requires patience and a deliberate plan linked to company culture.
GET THE CSCA CREDENTIAL TO ACCELERATE CAREER GROWTH
IMA’s new Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis credential helps CMAs expand their expertise.
Books: Next-Generation Leadership
Bridging the gap between generations can be a challenge. A new approach helps managers relate to their Millennial employees.
Books: Boardroom in Balance
This framework for aligning the board of directors and C-suite can lead to improved performance that benefits all stakeholders.
IMA’s 2016 Global Salary Survey
This year’s global survey finds an increase in compensation, a smaller gender pay gap, and strong value for certification.
Pass It Along
Mentoring lets you share your experience and expertise with others and gain a new perspective for yourself.
The Many Benefits of Mentorship
An active, involved mentoring relationship provides valuable benefits and experiences to both the mentee and mentor.
Keeping Connected
Try these suggestions for staying connected and making your professional journey more meaningful and successful.
ARE YOU A LEADER?
Find out if you’re ready for the next big step in your career by assessing your management readiness and skills.
PERSEVERANCE AND DETERMINATION
Lorna Winston-Blanks shares insights on diversity and inclusion based on her experiences as an African American woman in accounting.
Are You Preparing for Leadership Opportunities?
Membership with IMA provides access to a wealth of tools and resources to help you develop your leadership skills.
New Beginnings
As the new year begins, IMA Chair Marc Palker offers five career-advancing actions to add to your list of resolutions.
IMA Supports Women in Leadership
The fifth installment of the Women’s Accounting Leadership Series was held in October at Pace University in New York City.
HOW DOES AN INTROVERTED CFO MARKET HERSELF?
It isn’t easy to network and promote yourself when you’re introverted. But commitment and practice will pay off.
Establishing Accountancy’s Role in Sustainability Goals
An IFAC report outlines how accounting professionals are well-placed to help overcome crucial sustainability challenges.
LEADERSHIP IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Develop a multicultural mind-set and become a more effective, engaging leader with these 9 tips to address cultural challenges.
Survey: The Value of Skills
A recent survey looks at the importance of technical skills vs. soft skills when hiring accounting and finance candidates.
Books: What is a Thirteener?
Daniel Prosser’s book, Thirteeners, addresses ways to connect employees to the company’s vision and strategic plans.
IMA Life: Reinventing Myself
Serving on the board of his local IMA chapter and at the regional and global levels provides this IMA member with valuable experience.
Managing Entitled Employees
Understanding what makes them tick can lead to better strategies for monitoring their work and providing feedback.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP: NOT JUST BUZZWORDS
A servant leader helps nurtures and develop the skills and careers of others to create a winning environment for everyone.
Survey: How Are You Retaining Millennials?
A recent survey by IMA looks at company strategies for hiring and retaining Millennials.
“I Passed!” 2015 CMA Pass Rates
Which schools are the best at preparing students to pass the CMA exam?
Ace Your Next Job Interview
10 tips to help avoid the most common job search and interviewing mistakes.
LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE
When leading a team in pressure situations, these five qualities can ensure better communication and understanding among team members.
Books: Networking Today
The book "Strategic Connections" will help those people who find networking difficult in the first place.
5 Essential Business Skills Needed in Accounting
What do you need to know beyond balancing a budget or completing a month-end report? These five skills are important for success.
Education at the Root of Accounting Excellence
Like redwood seeds, students need to be nurtured in conditions that will help them grow into strong, towering leaders.
Bringing Real Life to the Classroom
Accounting in the Headlines is an accounting education blog that provides real-life examples to use in introductory accounting courses.
Leverage Online Learning
The educational resources available online make it easier than ever for management accountants to enhance their skill set and knowledge.
Are You an Influencer?
IMA’s Campus Influencers program offers students career insights, including how IMA and the CMA certification can support their careers.
Double the Recognition
The new IMA Accounting Honor Society provides students with an entry to professional and academic communities.
Experience Leadership
The IMA Leadership Experience gives selected students an inside look at the workings of the IMA Global Board of Directors.
Leadership in the Arena
True leaders are always willing to face challenges and help their team overcome obstacles.
Books: The Power of Teamwork
A review of Bruce Piasecki’s book "Doing More with Teams: The New Way to Winning."
Career Advice: The Moment that Mattered to Us
MA’s top thought leaders are sharing the best career advice they’ve ever received, which helped shape them into the professionals they are today.
The Power of the CMA
For Adrien Dubourg, IMA and the CMA certification have played an integral role in his career development.
Four Keys to Adaptive Leadership
A leader who demonstrates accountability, confidence, initiative, and flexibility will be prepared to overcome uncertainty.
Books: A Concrete Path for Big Change
Taking a few minutes out of your busy schedule can keep you focused on your goals in life and business.
The Intersection of HR and Accounting
Align the efforts of HR and Accounting by incorporating the role of employees into the business strategy.
Are Accountants the Best CFOs?
A Bentley University study examines the effectiveness of CFOs with accounting backgrounds.
Survey: Diversity & Inclusion
A look at companies’ efforts to improve the diversity of their boards of directors and workforces.
The Power of Relational Leadership
Never underestimate the power of face-to-face interaction when building relationships.
Books: Strategy for the Real World
A novel shows how to apply business school lessons to real-life business situations.
Women in Accounting: Making Progress?
The Women’s Accounting Leadership Series generates advice to get more women into accounting and finance leadership roles.
Women on Business Performance
Susan Hohenleitner, Ann Dennison, and Leslie Seidman share the strategies that helped them become successful leaders in their field.
Six Ways to Teach Ethics
Teaching right from wrong isn’t always straightforward. These strategies can help you provide lasting lessons for students and professionals.
Lead with Character
Leadership is more than technical mastery. These eight traits will help you lead with character.
Work Less, Play More…Get Results
Gamification can help train employees, engage customers, and achieve organizational goals.
Making the Right Calls
Good management accountants are just as important to business as good referees are to sports.
Leeza Gibbons: Play Nice and Win Big
Being nice and being successful aren’t mutually exclusive. Together, they can lead to even better results.
Providing Foresight
An effective CFO provides insight into processes and foresight into the business.
Impactful Written Communication
Write clear and compelling communication that drives action.
Leading Without a Title
You don’t need a managerial or supervisory title to be a leader. Practice these behaviors to become a leader in any role.
IMA MENTORING CONTEST
Contest winners share their experiences and insights gained from their mentoring sessions.
Survey: Boomerang Employees
Would you go back to work for a previous employer?
Books: An Organizational Learning Model
A Continuous Integration of Learning and Strategy model can help maximize employee development and improve performance.
IMA’S 2015 GLOBAL SALARY SURVEY
This year’s global survey finds a small decline in compensation, but the CMA continues to provide a strong premium.
Harnessing the Power of Performance Evaluations
Often viewed as a broken system, performance appraisals can help staff and management when done respectfully and thoughtfully.
BUILDING EFFECTIVE LEADERS
Great leaders demonstrate accountability, show great vision, and inspire transformational change.
Survey: Work-Life Balance
IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) surveyed senior finance professionals to find out how satisfied they are with their work-life balance.
10 HIRING MISTAKES TO AVOID
Many companies make the same mistakes over and over again in the hiring process.
How to Achieve Work-Life Harmony
Work-life balance is as rare as a unicorn sighting these days. Strive for work-life harmony instead.
Amplify Your Influence in a New Role
Follow this strategy to quickly develop relationships in a new position and build influence.
WANT TO TEACH COLLEGE? BECOME AN ADJUNCT
Have you ever considered a move to academia? Teaching part-time is a win-win for students and for you.
The Future Looks Bright
College students gathered at IMA’s Annual Student Leadership Conference to learn about the valuable tools available to them and to network.
COMMUNICATING LIKE A LEADER
Use advanced communication skills to create presentations like a seasoned professional and impress your boss and coworkers.
YOUNG PROS Get a HIGH-LEVEL View
Five IMA Young Professional members participated in the IMA Global Board of Directors meeting in October.
CAREERDRIVER: PLAN YOUR FUTURE
A new career management tool allows IMA members to assess, plan, and advance their career.
USING YOUR INFLUENCES
Become a better leader by recognizing who and what influenced your personal leadership style.
DON’T BE STUCK IN THE LAST CENTURY!
Decision makers want more predictive data instead of historical information. Have management accountants been slow to adapt to those needs?
Putting the Professional in Young Professional
IMA gives five Young Professional members a chance to experience what it’s like to be a member of the board.
GO FOR THE GOLD!
It can be tough to stand out as a young accountant. These three tips can help.
What’s Your “It”?
Bridget Kaigler’s “It” was to earn a prestigious certification to stand out from her peers. What’s yours?
POWERBOATS VS. SAILBOATS: HOW DO YOU LEAD?
Powerboats require one driver, whereas sailboats require a team of sailors led by a captain. How you lead determines the wake you leave behind.
Books: Spice Up Your Meetings
Meetings don’t have to be boring. Follow these tips to better engage your audience.
Take Your Student Membership to the Next Level
IMA offers many resources to help students develop skills and enhance their career.
Leading a Successful Team
Lead your team to success by navigating through the four levels of team performance.
Collective Genius and Innovation
Linda Hill, author and Harvard Business School professor, discusses what it takes to be a great innovation leader.
Book Review: PROJECT RISK PLANNING
History can teach us a lot about the best way to manage project risk.
CCA: A NEW PATHWAY FOR ACCOUNTING MAJORS
Penn State is implementing the Corporate Control and Analysis Certificate Program for accounting students interested in careers outside public accounting.
Networking: Some Things Never Change
Face-to-face interaction is still the most effective and valuable tool for networking.
OVERHAULING ETHICS EDUCATION
Incorporating digital tools and techniques into ethics education provides a learning experience more in line with how today’s students learn.
DOUBLE UP AND STAND OUT!
This nine-step plan shows students how they can complete the CMA and CPA exams within six months of graduating college.
NURTURING STUDENT LEADERS—WHILE THEY HAVE FUN
The advisor to one of the largest IMA student chapters describes how to create a successful, thriving student chapter.
JUMP-START STUDENTS’ CAREERS
Outstanding students can spark successful careers with the IMA Accounting Honor Society (IAHS) and the IMA Leadership Experience.
WHEN TO TAKE THE CMA EXAM
Hallie D’Agostino talks about her experience preparing for and passing the CMA exam while still a student in college.
Book Review: LESSONS FROM A LEGACY
The Practical Drucker explores the teachings of the most influential businessman in history: Peter Drucker.
A SYSTEM OF GROWTH
The “String of Pearls” system for implementing strategy helped turn a struggling company into a leader in its industry.
IMA Life: Leading a Student Chapter
Evan Gallagher tells us about the rewarding experiences he had creating and leading an IMA student chapter.
Supporting Your Career Pathway
Like fans handing out water to runners in a marathon, IMA provides you with career support during your career journey.
LEADING WITH STYLE
STYLE is an acronym for the five components essential for leadership success. Learn how to create your own.
book review: turn your work up to 11
"Do More Great Work" contains helpful maps to help you become more productive.
5 linkedin tips
Boost the impact of your LinkedIn profile by following these five tips.
IMA Life: Always There For Me
Randy Thomas talks about his journey from young accountant to 25-year IMA member.
A Teachable Point of View
A focus on problem solving, perspective, and trust can help you lead your team and your business to success.
Digital Badges: A Hot Career Booster
Showcase your career skills and achievements on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
The Journey Accelerates
As technology transforms the management accounting and finance profession, IMA will grow and adapt with it.
THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT
Respect—both showing it and earning it—is a necessary element for a successful career.
LEAN LEADERSHIP: COACHING TO CONNECT THE DOTS
Coaching your employees helps them develop a continuous improvement mind-set.
EXCELLING AS BUSINESS PARTNERS
IMA provides a number of resources to help CFOs excel in their roles as business partners.
IMA LIFE: REACH YOUR POTENTIAL
Rosemary Amato describes how her career as a management accountant unexpectedly brought her to a public accounting firm.
IMA Life: Celebrate Your Differences
Ryan Perkins shows that embracing life experiences can lead to new directions and career success.
IMA’s 20/20 Vision
IMA remains focused on creating value for accountants and financial professionals worldwide and improving the management accounting profession.
LEADING GLOBAL TEAMS VIRTUALLY
A lack of in-person interaction doesn’t have to be an obstacle to team success.
PERSPECTIVES: OUR PUBLISHING LEGACY
Since it was established in 1919, IMA’s monthly publication has grown and evolved along with the association.
Closing and Opening Doors Successfully
When changing companies, a graceful exit and positive early impression will keep your career trajectory on track.
SPECIAL REPORT: IMA’s 2014 Global Salary Survey
How does your salary compare to the salaries of IMA members around the world?
TOP LINE: Changes to Better Serve the Profession
SF’s new look isn’t the only change. An enhanced Web presence means easier online access and readability.
WHAT’S IN YOUR LEADERSHIP TOOLBOX?
Six key competencies can help you and your team develop exceptional financial leadership abilities.
BUILDING A PEER-TO-PEER TEAM
Management accountants should take a lead role in creating high-performing, collaborative teams.
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