Vol. 10 No. 2, February 2012

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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*A Three-Pronged Approach to CPA Firm Growth
Consultant Allan Koltin outlines the "triangle offense."
CPA Practice Management Forum

Checklists Enhance Performance and Reduce Risk
CPAs can learn valuable lessons from The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.
Accounting Today

It's 2012, Do You Know Where Your Partnership Agreement Is?
A partnership agreement is a critical tool for defining firm-partner relationships. Yet many firms either have no agreement or haven't reviewed their agreements in years or even decades.
The Managing Partner Advisor

Get Proactive: Grow Your Business in 2012
August Aquila offers four strategies to expand your business.
Partner Insights

Take a Step Toward Success
Consultant Jack Lee shares a few insights he has learned while helping firms succeed.
Convergence Coaching, LLC Inspired Ideas

Is Your Firm Facing Reality?
Find out if your firm is in denial about its need to embrace beneficial change.
RedZone Play of the Month

Become the "Source" in Outsourcing
Your clients may not have to hire in-house finance executives if your firm can do the job for them.
Accounting Today

Mistakes Managers Make
Eight mistakes managers make that keep them and their staff from performing their best.
Partner Insights

*The Right Way to Give a Bonus
Marc Rosenberg offers a straightforward plan for rewarding your team members with extra cash.
The Marc Rosenberg Blog

*The CPA Profession: Trouble on the Horizon?
A CPA offers his critique of the AICPA's CPA Horizons 2025 Report.
VeraSage Institute

*Trouble on the Horizon? The AICPA's Response
The AICPA's Mark J. Koziel responds to Richard Muscio's critique of the CPA Horizons 2025 Report (see above).
VeraSage Institute

Firing Clients the Right Way
Whatever the reason, if you decide to fire a client, it's important to keep a cool head and consider the process carefully.
CPA Practice Management Forum

Europe Contemplates Sweeping Audit Reform
Recently, the European Commission proposed legislation designed to delineate the auditor's role and enhance auditor independence.
Accounting Today

A Searing Look at Hourly Billing
A proponent of value pricing asks, "Would you buy a pulled-pork sandwich if it was priced by the hour?"
CPA Trendlines

How to Attract Up-and-Coming CPAs
Six ways to determine if your firm will appeal to the rising generation of talent.
AICPA CPA Insider

CPE webinars for CPAs and CPA firm leaders. Thought leadership articles from leading experts. Annotated checklists on M&A, partner compensation, client services, and more. Turnkey blog/newsletter program for CPA firms.

  

A Helpful Look at the Next Generation
A brief statistical overview of Millenials as compared to Gen X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

CPE webinars for CPAs and CPA firm leaders. Thought leadership articles from leading experts. Annotated checklists on M&A, partner compensation, client services, and more. Turnkey blog/newsletter program for CPA firms.

  

*Client Advisory Boards Offer Significant Benefits
CPA firms that have established and maintained client advisory boards say that the benefits far exceed the costs.
Journal of Accountancy

Become a Trusted Advisor
Discover a few practical steps you can take to expand your role from "accountant" to "trusted advisor."
AICPA CPA Insider

CPE webinars for CPAs and CPA firm leaders. Thought leadership articles from leading experts. Annotated checklists on M&A, partner compensation, client services, and more. Turnkey blog/newsletter program for CPA firms.

  

What Should You Be Reading?
Tom Hood's top 12 recommendations for 2012.
CPA Success

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