Lisa Fitzgerald: Belonging's No Longer an Option in Accounting | MOVE Like This

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Lisa Fitzgerald discusses the importance of human-centered leadership and the impact of AI on the accounting workforce.

Effective leaders create connection, recognizing that human-centered leadership is critical. MOVE Like This With Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk For CPA Trendlines Research In this episode of MOVE Like This , Bonnie Ruszczyk is joined by Lisa Fitzgerald, Chief Human Resources Officer at Eide Bailly, for a conversation about talent, leadership, and what it takes to build workplaces where people actually want to stay. With nearly two decades at the firm and a career spanning manufacturing, technology, and professional services, Fitzgerald brings a practical, people-centered lens to some of the profession’s biggest challenges. MORE MOVE Like This | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming Network One issue keeping Fitzgerald up at night is the accelerating impact of AI on the accounting workforce. While Eide Bailly is approaching AI adoption thoughtfully and seeing real productivity gains, Fitzgerald is just as focused on the downstream effects, particularly how the conversation around AI may influence students deciding whether accounting feels like a “safe” career choice. With firms still recovering from talent shortages, she sees a real risk that fear and uncertainty could deter future professionals…

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Host: Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Guest: Lisa Fitzgerald

Topics covered

• human-centered leadership
• talent management
• AI in accounting
• workplace culture
• employee retention

Keywords

• leadership
• accounting
• AI
• workplace
• talent
• employee engagement
• career choice

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Organizations: Eide Bailly, CPA Trendlines

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