Being Accountable for Accountability
Accountability is one of the top issues for CPA firms today but, according to consultant Bill Reeb, few firms do it well.
Public Practice

*Managing Partner Lessons
Most new MPs enter the job with little training and few mentors to guide them. Consultant Gary Adamson offers some suggestions.
CPA Practice Management Forum

What Stars Want
The AICPA's Private Companies Practice Section Top Talent Survey reveals keys to attracting and retaining "high-potential" CPAs and shows how their priorities have changed over the last five years.
Journal of Accountancy

*What's in Store for 2012?
Predictions and trends you may wish to consider in your strategic planning for 2012 and beyond.
RedZone, Play of the Month

Invest in Your Firm's Future Leaders
Five easy strategies for developing your successor.
AICPA CPA Insider

Sam Walton's Rules for Success
Firms should make these rules part of their culture in 2012.
Partner Insights

Leadership: Making Others Better, Faster, and Stronger
The key to long-term, sustainable success.
Public Practice

Hire to Lower Costs, Increase Efficiency
Who should your firm hire to make the most of its time, talent, and money?
CPA Trendlines

How to Hang on to Your Top Performers
In 2011, it seems that staff are thinking the honeymoon is coming to an end.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

Adventures in Payroll Services
Learn from four firms that each chose a different path in offering their clients payroll services.
Accounting Today

Profit is Good . . . Usually
The problem occurs when the pursuit of profit is driven by efficiency rather than by innovation and customer satisfaction.
VeraSage Institute

To Communicate Effectively, Talk, Don't Text
To get things done, you can't beat face-to-face.
The Marc Rosenberg Blog

Leading Up
Suggestions for dealing with a boss who doesn't manage his or her time well.
Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

No More Saturdays: A New Busy Season Strategy?
The "cool" firms are eliminating mandatory Saturdays.
ConvergenceCoaching, LLC Inspired Ideas

Is Average Billing Rate a Deal Breaker?
Not necessarily, but if there are big differences you need to find out why.
The Managing Partner Advisor

*ESOP as Exit Strategy
In many states, ESOPs can provide a flexible, tax-advantaged exit strategy for CPA firm owners.
Accounting Today

The Value and Power of Marketing
Bruce Marcus discusses the new generation of marketers and the integral role of marketing in your firm's success.
CPA Trendlines

Making Rain in a Tough Economic Climate
Three strategies your firm must embrace to gain new clients.
Partner Insights

Family Business: How Children Can Earn Their Equity
Considerations for business owners struggling with whether -- and how -- to transfer ownership to their children.
AICPA CPA Insider

Successor Auditor Engagements: Handle With Care
Firms considering an engagement as successor auditor should take precautions to avoid significant liability exposure.
The CPA Journal

*101 Marketing Strategies
In this month's issue we present Chapter 20 of 101 Marketing Strategies, by Troy Waugh. The book -- designed for senior associates and partners of accounting, legal, consulting, and other professional business service firms -- offers Waugh's proven process model for selling professional services. We present one chapter per month, or you can order the book now at 888-797-RAIN (7246) or via [email protected].