March 2010 Best Practices Tips
Every month we select some of the best ideas for practice improvement from the accounting literature. Here are the selections for March 2010. For the archive, click here.
| BEST PRACTICE | LINK TO ARTICLE RESOURCE IN CPA LEADERSHIP REPORT | DATE OF ARTICLE |
| Management/People/Culture | ||
| Be A Real MP: Limit simultaneous changes. Do a personal development plan. Get training in leadership skills. Measure goal achievement. Don't cede control to loud voices. | What is a Managing Partner? | March 2010 |
| What Soft Skills Do You Need?: How to supervise, manage time, motivate, delegate, network, use social media, communicate under difficult circumstances, manage engagements, and make presentations. |
What Soft Skills Do You Need? | March 2010 |
| Risk Management | ||
| Social Media: Create guidelines, for staff who use social media tools. Then use them to "be the brand" by use of these tools. |
Risks of Social Media | March 2010 |
| Client Services | ||
| Prevent Fee Shopping: Provide clients with information on their industries, meet with their bankers, increase face- to-face meetings, help them cut costs, and do the unexpected. | How to Prevent Clients from Shopping Your Fees | March 2010 |