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Fraud Protection Strategy [New Best Practices + Technology]

Protecting against fraud has become a top priority for many. Developing a Fraud Protection Strategy, especially around your payments, is not difficult to do. This 3-pronged approach will help every organization stop frauds, especially payment fraud, before the money leaves their bank account. #Fraud, and more specifically #paymentfraud, can be devastating to an organization. That’s why developing a fraud protection strategy is so important.

Fraud, whether perpetrated by an employee or a criminal not associated with a company can be devastating not only financially but also to the professional self-esteem to the person who feel for the scam. In a few cases the fraud has been so bad, the company has been forced into bankruptcy. The unfortunate thing in many, many of these cases, is the frauds could have been prevented in the company involved had employed the tactics discussed in this piece. A strong fraud protection strategy is critical for every organization – regardless of size.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.

Defending against payment scams has become a top priority for many. Creating a Fraud Protection Strategy, especially around your payment process, is not hard to do. This 3-pronged strategy will help every company stop scams, especially payment fraud, before the money leaves their bank account.

Link to Accounts Payable Movies [Fraud in the Real World]
https://youtu.be/dec6bkMhmrE

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Wordle: Lessons Learned + Did The NY Times Pull a Fast One

Hey Wordle Players – was this a hard week for you when playing Wordle? And btw, did the ny times pull a fast one on us this week? IMHO, all the words were hard, although the NY Times says BOOZE was the hardest word of the week. Stick around until the end when I discuss the matter regarding the NY Time. #wordle #wordlenytimes #wordlepuzzle

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.

Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.

Link to Wordle Strategy: Oversight (Don’t Forgets)
https://youtu.be/OjlVeJi7LFs

Link to Wordle + Tips
https://youtu.be/c_FeIM2gj6w

 

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips
https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

 

Link to Best Starting Word Revisited
https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI

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LinkedIn Profile Link: How to Share

Do you know how to share your Linkedin profile link? It’s not difficult – if you know how. This short will walk viewers through the few steps they need to know in order to get their LinkedIn profile link to share with others. #LinkedIn #LinkedInProfile #LinkedInProfileLink

Sharing your LinkedIn profile with colleagues, recruiters, potential employers and others is one way to grow your network. In fact, some folks include a link to their LinkedIn profile in their email signature. But, how to get that LinkedIn Profile Link. It’s not that
straightforward. In this episode we walk the viewer step by step through the process of obtaining their LinkedIn profile link.

Today everyone is expected to have a LinkedIn profile and keep the LinkedIn profile updated. Most professionals do just that. They update their LinkedIn profile every time there is a change in their career, they get a new degree or certification or some other honor. Each person’s LinkedIn profile link is unique and there is no straightforward way to guess what someone’s LinkedIn profile link is. That’s why it’s a good idea to know how to get your own LinkedIn profile link to share with others. The LinkedIn profile is your
professional online calling card, of sorts.

Link to How to Customize Your LinkedIn Profile Link
https://youtu.be/8FxK-QgxNnQ

Link to How to Upload or Delete Your Resume on LinkedIN
https://youtu.be/8FxK-QgxNnQ

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AP Control Weaknesses [Career Suicide]

Accounts Payable control weaknesses – the nemesis of any accounts payable and accounting groups. There are few things worse professionally than having Accounts Payable control weaknesses discovered by auditors, especially if those discoveries lead to being
written up in the Management Letter as a serious control concern. Don’t let the auditors find the accounts payable control weaknesses; find them yourself and fix them. In this episode we share five simple ways any organization can do just that. #Accounting and #accountspayable professionals who fix the #internalcontrol issues before #auditors find them, will not have to deal with the fallout of being included in the Management Letter.

Accounts payable processes focus on processing invoices and making payments. If there are any control weaknesses, the likelihood for duplicate payments and fraud skyrocket.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. By their very nature, accounts payable best practices incorporate strong internal controls and avoid AP control weaknesses.

Accounts Payable control weaknesses are a huge issue for accounts payable and accounting groups. There are few things that could do more career damage than having Accounts Payable control weaknesses discovered by auditors, especially if those discoveries lead to being written up in the Management Letter as a serious internal control issue. By finding the accounts payable control weaknesses and fixing them before the auditors have a chance to,
accounts payable and accounting professionals avoid a career landmine.

Link to Pop Quiz: Invoice Internal Controls
https://youtu.be/xUpDs4erAls

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LinkedIn Profile Link: How to Copy

Do you know how to copy your Linkedin profile link so you can share your LinkedIn profile with others? It’s not difficult – if you know how. This short will walk viewers through the few steps they need to know in order to copy their LinkedIn profile link to share with others. #LinkedIn #LinkedInProfile #LinkedInProfileLink

Sharing your LinkedIn profile with colleagues, recruiters, potential employers and others is one way to grow your network. In fact, some folks include a link to their LinkedIn profile in their email signature. But, how to get that LinkedIn Profile Link. It’s not that
straightforward. In this episode we walk the viewer step by step through the process of copying the LinkedIn profile link to share with others.

Today everyone is expected to have a LinkedIn profile and keep the LinkedIn profile updated. Most professionals do just that. They update their LinkedIn profile every time there is a change in their career, they get a new degree or certification or some other
honor. Each person’s LinkedIn profile link is unique and there is no straightforward way to guess what someone’s LinkedIn profile link is. That’s why it’s a good idea to know how to copy your own LinkedIn profile link to share with others. The LinkedIn profile is your
professional online calling card, of sorts.

Link to How to Customize Your LinkedIn Profile Link
https://youtu.be/RgywIoTZXaU

Link to How to Upload or Delete Your Resume on LinkedIN
https://youtu.be/8FxK-QgxNnQ

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LinkedIn Profile Link: How to Customize

Did you know that LinkedIn allows you to customize your LinkedIn profile link? In this episode we’re going to discuss why you might want to customize your LinkedIn profile link, how to customize your LinkedIn profile link as well as give you a few tips on what you might want to select as your customized LinkedIn profile link. We’ll also share a few examples of my colleagues’ links that work. #linkedIn #LinkedIncustomizedprofilelink #LinkedInprofilelink

While it’s not difficult, customizing the LinkedIn link will take a few steps – and some are not so obvious. But, the benefits of spending 10 minutes creating a customized LinkedIn profile link far outweigh the minor inconvenience of figuring out how to customize your
LinkedIn profile link. Viewers are also advised to figure out what they would like their customized LinkedIn profile link to be before they get started. The video also demonstrates how to verify if the customized LinkedIn profile link chosen is already being used by
someone else.

If you wonder why you might want to customize your LinkedIn profile link, we’ll discuss that in this video as well as provide detailed instruction on how to customize your LinkedIn profile link. Finally, the episode will share a few tips on what you might want to select as your customized LinkedIn profile link and what you might want to avoid.

Link to 3 Ways to Make Your LinkedIn Profile More Professional and Get More Job Offers
https://youtu.be/HMP6SGPPQd0

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Wordle and Bill Gates

Yes, Bill Gates plays Wordle. As a matter of fact, some might say he is obsessed with  Wordle is the great equalizer. Bill Gates demonstrated this recently when he wrote about his obsession with Wordle and shared some insights. Bill Gates titled his blog post on the subject; I Can’t Stop Playing Wordle. We understand why. #wordle #billgates #IcantstopplayingWordle

In this post he shares when he plays Wordle, his favorite Wordle starting words (that’s right, he doesn’t use the same one every day), his strategy and when he plays. He also shares how he manages to play more than one Wordle game each day.

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot

Unsurprisingly, Bill Gates plays Wordle. There are those who might say he is obsessed with the game of Wordle, along with millions of others. Bill Gates talked about his lover of Wordle when he wrote about his obsession with Wordle and shared some insights.

Link to More Wordle Opportunities: Tips on Quordle, Dordle and Octordle https://youtu.be/vlOOcePTF1w

Link to Bill Gates Blog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaINgeaUjik

Link to playlist of Wordle Tip videos (to help you improve your game)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hfn9N_qauQQy1XNsGD_qUEi

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips
https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

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5 Simple Technology Hacks to Improve Your AP Productivity

Technology hacks and accounts payable productivity go hand in hand. What’s more, most of them are so simple anyone can use them. Many don’t require any spending and others require only a minimal amount of cash outlay. And you’ll get paid back many times over with the productivity enhancements to your accounts payable operation. #accountspayable #technology #accounting

Accounts payable productivity can often be enhanced by simple technology hacks. We describe 5 simple technology hacks any organization can make to its accounts payable process to enhance their accounts payable process. Whether harnessing the power of Excel hacks to improve the accounts payable process or making simple procedural changes, technology can make all the difference.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used. Technology hacks and accounts payable productivity are a marriage made in heaven. Technology is the game changer for those best practice organizations that want to improve their accounts payable process.

Accounts payable processes using technology hacks will make your accounts payable productivity skyrocket.

Link to: Shopping for a New Automation Solution: Simple Features that Can Make a Huge Difference
https://youtu.be/BK5CQDwj1Xw

Link to Using Conditional Formatting to Weed Out Duplicates
https://youtu.be/ssdlMh79n4E

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Can Quiet Quitting Work Ruin Your Career?

Can quiet quitting ruin your career? Quiet quitting has raised up quite a dust storm of controversy. Those who really understand what quiet quitting is might be wondering why we’re even asking the question. But it is a fair one and we’ll attempt to answer it. #quietquitting #quietquittingwork #career

Ariana Huffington, Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and possibly even Elon Musk have all weighted in on Quiet Quitting. And most have not been big fans. In this episode we examine what business professionals can expect if they quiet quit their jobs. We also discuss again, what quiet quitting is and what quiet quitting is not and the difference between someone who quiet quits and someone who slacks off. By understanding the difference, perhaps we can dispel some of the controversy surrounding quiet quitting.

Quiet quitting is a new trend sweeping the corporate world as employees seek to get better control of their life work balance. As you might imagine, there are differing views on quiet quitting work. Not everyone sees it the same. Quiet quitting jobs has been going on for some time although few talk about it for attribution. Quiet quitting will probably be with us for a while as long as there is a shortage of qualified workers.

Quiet quitting is here and many are adopting the quiet quitting work approach. Quiet quitting is part of the great resignation which has been discussed extensively in the press.

Lessons Learned from Jeff Bezos
https://youtu.be/tKNkkZZQqZU

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Extreme Wordle Game: Easy or Brutal?

Extreme Wordle Results Revealed? Was it easy or brutal? Is Extreme Wordle (the game) a walk in the park or a real nightmare? Want to try your hand at Extreme Wordle? We’ll tell you when to halt the video so you can guess before we reveal the results.

Extreme Wordle is based on the widely popular game of Wordle, which has everyone talking. Extreme Wordle forces players to expand their powers of deduction and proves that it is possible to guess the right answer if you really, really focus. This broadcast explores some of the responses in the first published round and gives viewers the opportunity to match their skills against the best of the best.  

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.

Extreme Wordle, What is Extreme Wordle, where can I find it, how do you play Extreme Wordle and is Extreme Wordle difficult are questions dedicated wordle players are asking.

Link to Wordle Inference [Win in Fewer Rounds] or … if Sherlock Holmes Played Wordle
https://youtu.be/jg-WdJ-TqZU

Link to playlist of Wordle Tip videos (to help you improve your game)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hfn9N_qauQQy1XNsGD_qUEi

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips
https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

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