Balancing tech-fueled efficiency improvements with a human touch will be crucial. Employers must ensure AI augments rather than replaces the human element.

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) released its 2024 Insight Special Feature, “Re-Decoding the Decline: An Updated CPA Pipeline Report.” Among all respondents surveyed, “time” emerged as the top-ranked challenge — or deterrent — to becoming a CPA.

Some people would rather skip holding people accountable so much that they would rather avoid having the conversation entirely and come up with a workaround. Here are some steps to have productive accountability conversations.