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Source: Accounting Today
L. Gary Boomer, of Boomer Consulting in Manhattan, Kansas, says, “Great partners make great accounting firms.” He lists six characteristics of great partners:
- Commitment to an extraordinary vision and growth. Without growth the firm cannot attract and keep good people.
- Ability to delegate. Managing means managing people as well as client relationships.
- Respect for other people and their unique abilities, whether those abilities are in accounting or other areas such as professional management.
- Commitment to enhancement of personal skills.
- Commitment to a culture in which everyone in the firm learns and teaches. Such a culture helps attract and keep staff, a major role for partners.
- Development of challenges and rewards for staff. Outsourcing rote work provides more opportunities for new challenges.
From: Accounting Today, September 26 - October 9, 2005, p. 26. For the complete article, click on the following link: http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=14635&;pg=acctoday. |
