April 2011 Best Practices Suggestions
Every month we select some of the best ideas for practice improvement from the accounting literature. Here are the selections for April 2011. For the archive, click here.
| BEST PRACTICE | LINK TO ARTICLE RESOURCE IN CPA LEADERSHIP REPORT | DATE OF ARTICLE |
| Management/People/Culture | ||
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Staff Evaluation by Clients: Involve clients in the employee appraisal process. Include client service, professional leadership, technical ability, knowledge, engagement management, etc. |
Should Your Clients Give Employee Performance Reviews? | April 2011 |
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Partnership Agreement Review: Form a committee with younger, older, and neutral partners. Review retirement, merger, growth, noncompete. |
Have You Looked at Your Partnership Agreement Lately? | April 2011 |
| Client Service | ||
| Benchmarking: Include revenue, employees, industry (NAICS), etc. Add report to website, and at chambers of commerce, and r trade associations. Present as webinar. Review your clients' current financials against peers. | Help Your Clients Benchmark Their Performance | April 2011 |