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Over the last few weeks, I have focused on reviewing the topic of leadership. It is a special choice I made to blend work and pleasure so I can get involved in March Madness as much as possible to see!

Just like you, I have a lot of challenges in business and I want to accomplish important goals this year. The global economic recovery continues bumpy times definitely makes for a lot. However, I know I have to practice a ritual proven energy expenditure and recovery needed to succeed as knowledge workers.

So, with a clear understanding of my goals for this year, I decided to enjoy and watch March Madness with a keen eye to find the essential leadership insights to share with business leaders.

In two other recent articles, I discussed the two sides of the coin of leadership; Limiting the number of rules to you and your team relentlessly and strict accountability on Values​​. This establishes for the transaction market leadership every day. If you choose not to use this currency of leadership, you will limit the capacity of your leadership!

As in all markets, the transaction helps us achieve our priorities. March Madness is probably the most uncertain time in the NCAA basketball season as the team stepped out of conference play and the more familiar surroundings and opponents. Uncertainty watching March Madness unfold this year reinforced my conviction about the number one priority of the leadership for uncertain times.

While accountants job interview in your company. You should always remember to ask about the real world about your experience to hire a candidate has.

Some human resource personnel (interviewers) can focus and ask in relation to the academic performance of candidates or their experiences as employees in a broad sense. But certainly part of the interview process is to ask questions designed solely to limit what they do as an accountant. Always remember to ask questions.

What is also important to remember that candidates may be nervous during the interview so it is important to create an environment that fits the interview.

Asking open ended questions like “describe an experience in which you are responsible for finding errors in the accounting system” may give you more insight and information compared to “did you ever find errors in the accounting system”. Open-ended questions is a key element in enabling the candidates to express themselves, and helps you get real information, an apposed to force feed and answer questions.

The way you dress plays a big role in how candidates will feel your presence. More often than not, people feel compelled to be open and honest with someone they feel comfortable with. Also, spend the first few minutes asking questions relating to the common life of your candidate, for example, you might ask something like “so what do you do as a hobby” and after the candidates answer, reply and share your experience with one of them.