Vol. 11 No. 12 December, 2013
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.
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*How to Create a $1-Million-Per-Partner Firm
According to Ric Payne, it's actually quite simple.
Ric Payne's Blog
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Tips for Getting Paid
August Aquila offers guidance on enhancing a CPA firm's cash flow by improving work-in-process and accounts receivable management.
CPA Practice Management Forum
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Banks and CPA Firms Working Together in New Way
No longer just professional peers, banks and CPA firms are developing new working relationships.
Accounting Today
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Do Partners Share the Firm's Vision?
There is no point in managing partners coming up with a vision on their own.
Partner Insights
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Management Accountants: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Management accountants have an opportunity to shift their role from watchdog to business partner.
Journal of Accountancy
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">What Do Followers Want From Leaders?
In a word: Charisma.
CPA Success
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What You Should Look for in an Administrator
Rita Keller lists 18 attributes of an effective firm administrator.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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No Risk, No Profit
Profit comes from risk -- the uncertain reward you receive for launching and operating a business, explains Ron Baker.
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The Power of Women
Do women in accounting underestimate their power to influence?
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Are Female Accountants the Key to Successful Succession?
They simply need flexibility, says Rita Keller, as do all people working in public accounting.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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Why Do Your Clients Love You?
Twenty reasons clients rave about their CPA firms.
CPA Trendlines
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What's Really Happening at Your Firm?
Firm managers can be much more "in the know" if they follow one simple leadership principle.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
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*Selling a CPA Firm: What's the Right Multiple?
Joel Sinkin and Terrence E. Putney discuss methods of valuing a CPA firm for sale.
Journal of Accountancy
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Retiring Partners: Four Areas You Must Cover
The areas are technical skills and expertise, leadership, hours, and client relationships -- and each area deserves a plan of its own.
The Managing Partner Advisor
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No Silver Bullet for Succession Planning
A major talent shortage is looming, making the issue of succession planning more critical to future success than ever.
CPA Success
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Management Advice From Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin clearly understood the power of surrounding yourself with smart, engaged and willing-to-help people in the form of a mastermind group. Ric Payne's Blog
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Tales from the Cloud: Outsourced Accounting Services
Meet three firms that have taken the leap to cloud-based services for their outsourced accounting.
Accounting Today
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Your First Website
Find out what kind of website a start-up business really needs.
CPA Trendlines
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*Don't Do Management's Job for Them
CPAs who cross the line between advisor and member of the management team risk liability to the client as well as to third parties.
Journal of Accountancy
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