Vol. 4 No. 11, November 2006

Expanding Your Knowledge While Conserving Your Time.

Vol. 4 No. 11, November 2006

A digest of the best articles from virtually all publications serving the accounting profession.

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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

*Fiscal 2006 Performance Data for All Firms		Inside Public Accounting
Nonfinancial Performance Metrics for CPA Firms		Journal of Accountancy
*The Positive Side of Staff Turnover		Partner’s Report
Checklist for Your Partnership Agreement		Accounting Today
Conducting a Firm Summit Meeting		Accounting Today
*The Future of Women in Accounting		Accounting Today
Web Sites for Women		Accounting Today
Work/Life Balance—A Survey		AOMAR
The Best of the Best Accounting Firms		Inside Public Accounting
Managing Today’s Complex Firm		David Maister
*Strategy is Different from Planning		AOMAR
CPAs Don’t Pay Enough Attention to Workflow		Accounting Today

Why Clients Don’t Leave		CPA Insider

Making Decisions on Niches		Partner’s Report
How to Research and Plan for a New Niche		CPA Practice Management Forum
Employee Benefit Plan Audits—A Big Market		The CPA Journal

*Survey Results—Marketing Initiatives		Practical Accountant
Do You Know the Very Small Business Market?		CPA Insider
Prepare an Elevator Speech		Rain Today
How to Grow When Staff Resources are Scarce		The CPA Journal

*What is the Accounting Profession?		The CPA Journal
Peer Review—Compliance Assurance Review Board (CARB)		Practical Accountant
CPAs’ Outlook for 2007		CPA Trendlines
New Independence Interpretations—Exposure Draft		The CPA Letter

*Where to Find Outside Training		Practical Accountant
Electronic Storage Vendors		Partner’s Report