Vol. 4 No. 8, August 2006

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 4 No. 8, August 2006

We are pleased to present this sample of the August issue of CPA Leadership Report. It is a digest of the best articles from virtually all publications serving the accounting profession. Nonsubscribers are able to read selected portions, i.e., those articles marked with an *.

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CPA Leadership Report is published monthly by CPA Leadership Institute, Inc., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601. Editor-in-Chief: Joel Shiffrin, CPA, MBA. [email protected]. 888-406-0088.

Contents		Sources

*Unique Strengths of Small Firms		Journal of Accountancy
How to be an Effective Managing Partner		Partner’s Report
*How CPA Firm Leaders Lead		Practical Accountant
Most Business Training is a Waste of Time and Money		David Maister
Planning Your Retreat		Partner’s Report
Women’s Roles in CPA Firms		Insight
Will Your Paperless Office Project Fail?		Accounting Today
It’s Not the Shortage of Staff, It’s the Deficiency in the Work Environment		CPA Insider
*Why Staff Leaves		AOMAR
Juggling Four Generations in the Workplace		Inside Public Accounting
Why is Communication Such a Big Deal?		CPA Practice Management Forum
One Firm’s Special Program for Women		Public Accounting Report
An Innovative Pricing Method for Tax Preparation		Possibilities for CPA Firm Leaders
*Are You Controlling Your Clients or Are They Controlling You?		Accounting Today
How to Manage the IT Function		Accounting Today
Has the Profession Reached the Tipping Point?		The Marcus Perspective

Should Peer Review be Public?		The CPA Journal
Removing the Barriers to Interstate Practice		Practical Accountant
AICPA Spring Council Meeting Summary		Practical Accountant

Beware of “Hot” Niches		AOMAR

Analyzing and Benchmarking Client Data in Real Time		Inside Public Accounting
Toolkit for Implementing Flexible Work Programs		The CPA Letter

How to Prepare a Personal Marketing Plan		CPA Practice Management Forum
*Do Web Sites Generate Leads?		Accounting Today
Why Women Aren’t Making Rain		Accounting Today
How to Improve Your Presentations		CPA Insider