Achieving transparent, effective and efficient management of government revenues is key to economic development and a field in which professional accountants can play an important part. It’s a belief that Taiye Adedeji FCCA, ACCA’s global public sector advocate of the year, holds dear, so much so that she has put her energies into helping build a partnership between ACCA Nigeria and the Lagos State Government, where she works in the Treasury.
Also this month we meet Asmâa Resmouki, the first president of the International Federation of Accountants to come from the African continent. A former auditor from Casablanca, Morocco, and ex-president of the Pan African Federation of Accountants, she outlines her priorities for her term of office.
It’s often this time of year when people tend to focus on health and work/life balance. Experts tell AB that ‘slow and steady wins the race’ – that is, a measured approach to exercise and mental wellbeing will reap greater rewards.
Finally, our organisational psychologist Dr Rob Yeung explains that playing office politics isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you can stick to your principles. Read the article and earn CPD units.
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