The ultimate busy season survival pack

For fellow accountants and auditors scrambling to meet the April 15 deadline (in my home country) and all other statutory deadlines in different countries...

I'd like to share some blogs I wrote while fighting my survival battles in different busy seasons.

I hope a little bit of each will help you, inspire you, or even make you smile or laugh.

• How do you survive during the audit busy season in a Big 4 firm—there’s only one ultimate rule. Stay alive. But if you need some more practical stuff, here are 9 quick ones.

• Having difficulty dealing with a difficult colleague? Remember that no matter what quirk your colleague has, the key to understanding people is to look at the overall package. But also don’t forget to have fun when you’re dealing with difficulties. See if you can spot some familiar quirks in this humor piece (for entertainment purposes only).

• If you’re a manager caught in the business of the busy season, are you becoming busy-good or busy-bad?

• Thinking about making this your last busy season? Think again.

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