July 2014 CPA Leadership Report

Vol. 12 No. 7 July, 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.


The Future of Accounting What are the next big trends CPAs need to pay attention to? CPA Success
Eight Ways to Grow and Be Profitable A quick list of ideas gathered from top Chicago firm MPs. The Marc Rosenberg Blog
What Leaders are Reading Reading recommendations from MPs across the country. Public Accounting Report
Four Good Reasons to Have Non-Equity Partners Over 50 percent of firms today have non-equity partners, so it must be working. The Marc Rosenberg Blog
How CPA Firms Can Sustain Success Eight traits CPA firms need to become sustainably successful. CPA Trendlines
//www.cpaleadership.com/public/Innovation_Six_Tips_for_Making_it_Happen.cfm ">Innovation: Six Tips for Making it Happen Firms that have been successful in developing innovative services or products often get their initial ideas from clients. Partner Insights
Growth is Top Priority for Top 100 Firms To attract larger middle-market corporations, the top 100 firms have made growth their number one priority. Public Accounting Report*
Are Your Employees Engaged? Identify and invest in engaged team members. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
Just Say No What is your firm doing that is no longer in anyone's best interest? CPA Success
Why Firms Need to Unbundle High- and Low-Value Services Today's clients value "magic" and "logic" work very differently. VeraSage Institute
What Econ 101 Teaches Us About Value Pricing Value billing succeeds when you select services with inelastic demand curves. CPA Trendlines
The Evolution of Social Media Changes your firm should know about in the world of social media. Accounting Today
Get Your Team Succession-Ready Tips for building a talented team that will be prepared for succession. The Managing Partner Advisor
The Human Side of M&A August Aquila discusses reasons why firms merge and offers guidelines for improving the chances for success. Partner Insights*
Managing the Due Diligence Process To manage time and priorities, break the review down into these three categories. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
Selling to Risk-Averse Clients Understand how your clients view risk and decision-making. Ric Payne's Blog
Fraud Detection: Asking the Right Questions How to conduct an interview with a client or a potential fraud suspect. Journal of Accountancy
The Power of Control Why you should give your clients more control. Ric Payne's Blog
Help Your Clients With Revenue Management CPAs often assist clients with cost management, but they also have an important role to play in revenue management. The CPA Journal
Working With Elderly Clients CPAs should take additional steps to manage risks associated with elderly clients. Journal of Accountancy

Can You Still Count on Unsolicited Referrals? Experts weigh in on how much business firms actually gain from unsolicited referrals in today's market. CPA Leadership Institute Leadership Forum Report

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

Partnership Agreements: An Update Our latest Survey reveals the status of firms' partnership agreements. 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