August 2014 CPA Leadership Report

Vol. 12 No. 8 August, 2014

CPA Leadership Report is the monthly review of the most important management and leadership articles in the accounting press. It includes electronic links to publishers' websites, where you can find the original complete articles. Our editors review more than 35 publications every month. The CPA Leadership Report now includes: Leadership Forum Report, Best Practices Suggestions and Member Surveys.


Why (Some) MPs Can't Lead Common obstacles to MP leadership and tips for overcoming them. The Marc Rosenberg Blog*
Is It Time for a New Partnership Agreement? Traditional partnership agreements often lack the flexibility modern firms need to meet today's challenges. Accounting Today
Excellence is Within Reach In Ric Payne's opinion, excellence is within the reach of everyone but grabbed by relatively few. Ric Payne's Blog
Leadership School The AICPA Leadership Academy offers tips on how to influence and inspire others. Journal of Accountancy
Measure Your Effectiveness Find out if your firm is operating effectively with the Balanced Scorecard. Partner Insights
//www.cpaleadership.com/members/Leaving_Timesheets_Behind.cfm ">Leaving Timesheets Behind What one firm has learned by pricing customer work in advance Corbett, Duncan & Hubly PC
A New Weapon in the Talent Wars Today, potential, rather than competency, is the most important predictor of success at all levels. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
Leveraging Quality Staff is Critical to CPA Firm Success There is a direct correlation between the ability of partners to delegate and leverage their time and the ability to grow the firm and increase profitability RedZone, Play of the Month
Does Your Firm Need More Chiefs? Increasingly, accounting firms striving to gain a competitive edge are creating new "C-level" positions to oversee new strategies and service offerings. Accounting Today
Help Your Staff Cross-Sell How firms are keeping staff informed of their service offerings. Public Accounting Report
Keeping Up With Technology Find out how accountants are learning about new tech trends. CPA Trendlines
Is It Time to Consider Hosted Applications? A quick look at the increasing number of hosted applications your firm could utilize. Marc Rosenberg's Blog
Managing Today's CPA Firm A challenge to adopt new and necessary management strategies. AICPA CPA Insider
Are You Rewarding Your Firm's Superstars? Rita Keller discusses the three types of performers you likely have in your firm. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
How Your Clients See Things Tailor your presentation to your audience and be very sensitive to how your clients are responding to the conversation Ric Payne's Blog
Know Your Team Help your team members engage by taking time to know who they are. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
Leading Through a Merger or Sale Equip your team to successfully experience the transition of a merger or sale. Partner Insights*
Generate Leads in Today's Market Experts weigh in on what's stopping managing partners from being real leaders in their firms. CPA Leadership Institute Leadership Forum Report

Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Experts weigh in on what's stopping managing partners from being real leaders in their firms. CPA Leadership Institute Leadership Forum Report*

This Month's Best Practices Ideas If you don't have time to read this entire report, here are three "can't miss" articles that can help continuously improve your firm CPA Leadership Institute Best Practices Suggestions

Client Services: An Update Our latest Survey reveals the top services provided by firms. CPA Leadership Institute Practice Management Survey* Published by CPA Leadership Institute, Inc. Joel Shiffrin - Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Dan Shiffrin - Managing Editor Hohna Harley - Assistant Editor © Copyright 2014 CPA Leadership Institute, Inc. Reproduction or distribution of this newsletter is prohibited