The Books Every Accountant Must Read – Book 2
The Best gift you can give to your friend is sometimes a
Good Book. One of such gift was given by one of my friends almost 21 years ago.
One Book, that I read three times in last 21 years. The things I learned
reading that book helped and guided me thru out my career. The Book, I believe
90%+ readers of this post would be familiar with, there would be hardly any Seminar/Training
on motivation or leadership, when no quote from this book gets referred. The
book that first published in 1989. One of The Best Books that can change your
personal and professional life.
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R.
Covey.
This book talks about 7 Habits of Effective/Successful
people. How adopting or changing a habit can change your life. This Book is
useful for all. But what is special for accountants. Let’s see.
Habit 1: Be Proactive: People can be active or reactive, but
good professional is the one, who is proactive. E.g. many accountants kept
waiting until GST implemented, then they started learning, on other hand, many
started preparation 6 or 7 months ago, understanding the law and practicing
with dummy transactions.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: When you post an entry,
the impact on taxation and balance sheet should be known.
Habit 3: Put First Things First: I read about 10 books on
Time Management, but found, Time Matrix shared by Mr. Stephen is the Best. Here
each task is divided based on Urgency and Importance.
(Time Matrix for Accountants - I’ll share a complete post on
same).
Habit 4: Think Win-Win: This helps to be ethical while
dealing with Employees/Vendors/ Customers/Govt etc.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood:
Effective & Meaningful Communication.
Habit 6: Synergize: Creative Cooperation among Teams.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Learning and Growing. It's about renewing
the four dimensions of your nature -- physical, spiritual, mental, and
social/emotional.
Keep Learning & Growing. JMJ.
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