How to Be the Perfect Partner

Source: RedZone, Play of the Month

Excerpts below are reprinted with permission from Accountants Advisory Group.

Here is a partial list of attributes that the "perfect partner" should possess:

• Loves servicing clients and understands what clients need and deserve.
• Respects other partners and employees of the firm.
• Is entrepreneurial and takes calculated risks to grow and improve the firm.
• Has a strong network of relationships with professionals outside of the firm.
• Recognized by partners and staff as a trusted leader and manager of the firm.
• Is a role model to young and aspiring partners.
• Willing to make tough business decisions for the firm.
• Has a vision for the firm's future and works towards achieving personal and firm goals and objectives.
• Is willing to delegate interesting and challenging work and transition clients to up-and-coming partners.
• Is willing to be held accountable for performance.
• Is willing to assist in resolving conflict between partners and the staff and by acting as a liaison between people in the firm.

For the complete article, with the full list of attributes, click here.

From RedZone, Play of the Month, Accountants Advisory Group LLC, www.accountantsadvisory.com, May 2010.