Vol. 4 No. 9, September 2006

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 4 No. 9, September 2006

We are pleased to present this sample of the September 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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Using CPA Leadership Report—How to use it for maximum value.
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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

*How to Fire Clients		Accounting Today
Executing the Right Strategy Requires Courage		David Maister
How Much are Firm Administrators Paid?		AOMAR
Time Sheets Don’t Measure Value		Accounting Today
*Partners Need Courage to Be Leaders		Partner’s Report
What Leaders Don’t Know		AOMAR
Why Managing is Getting More Difficult and What to Do About It		Partner’s Report
Do Work/Life Balance Programs Make a Difference?		Journal of Accountancy
What Makes a Great Firm?		AOMAR
Is Outsourcing in Your Future?		CPA Practice Management Forum
*Will There Be a Surplus of Sellers of Accounting Firms?		Insight
Small and Medium Size Firms Benefit from SOX Fallout		Bowman’s First Alert
Retention Should Overshadow Recruiting		Accounting Today
What to Discuss in an Interview		Journal of Accountancy

How CPAs Misperceive Their Clients		Journal of Accountancy

*Serving Clients in an Advisory Capacity		Practical Accountant
Serving Family Businesses		Practical Accountant

ROI on Partner Practice Development—How to Measure It and What to Do About It		Inside Public Accounting
What is the Next Step in the Sales Process?		Accounting Today
How to Quantify Expectations from Marketing Initiatives		Practical Accountant
How to Build a Referral Network		CPA Practice Management Forum
How the Market Perceives Your Marketing Efforts		CPA Insider
Don’t Give Free Services as a Marketing Strategy		Rain Today

Do Accountants Tell the Truth?		Bowman’s First Alert

Resources to Assist CPAs in Serving Non-Profit Organization		The CPA Journal
Web Resources for Time Management		CPA Insider