Michelle Wade

A few months have passed since the first Ethics Revision Task Force (ERTF) blog, so we felt it was time to provide an update. We appreciated all of the feedback from members and divisions regarding the revision and what, as a profession, needed to be addressed. Before going into those suggestions, here is some insight into the process thus far. Perry Francis, as the leader of the ERTF, has divided the members into eight different subgroups, one per section of the existing code. Each member of the ERTF serves on three sub-groups. Perry, David Kaplan, Erin Martz, and Michelle Wade have interactions with all of the sub-groups: Perry due to his leadership, David and Erin because of their interaction with ethics on a daily basis, and Michelle due to her technology interest. In other words, we are making sure that the profession’s voice is being heard through the input brought forth to the sub-groups.

I just finished the first conference call regarding the Ethics Revision Task Force (ERTF) and let me say, it was a lot less painful than I had anticipated. And by that I mean that it flowed nicely as well as there seemed to be a number of things that the committee members were in consensus of and so from the start, your task force is all on the same page.

As my Facebook and twitter feeds became overrun with personal comments and status updates regarding the recent verdict of the Casey Anthony case, I found myself questioning the need for the comments. I’m not going to get into my own beliefs about the trial or the verdict, but I do want to talk about the use of social media in expressing emotions and thoughts.

That blinking LED light on the left top edge of my phone is my nemesis. You see, that blinking light is my alert that I have new information to look at, whether it is email or text or a missed call/voicemail. Somehow I can delay emails and phone calls, but text messages get as immediate response as possible. I have to consciously tell myself NOT to respond sometimes….mainly with my clients.

Ahh….the most beautiful word in the English language…vacation. For professionals who deal day in and day out with the stress of clients and billing and assessments and our own personal stress, vacations are those moments when we can just take a moment and breathe. Some of you may have noticed that I myself have been a bit sluggish in my blogs as well as the timing of them. I’d blame it on comps and clients and what not, but honestly it all boils down to I just was tired and worn out.