Your clients don't value what you do

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Your clients don't value what you do

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May 13, 2024

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What clients value and what accountants think they value are rarely the same thing, and Joe Woodard makes the case that it's accountants who need to change their ideas around value, not clients.

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May 13, 2024

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Accounting Today’s editors talk with thought leaders and changemakers from across the public accounting profession.

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