September 2013 CPA Leadership Report

Vol. 11 No. 9 September, 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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New MPs Take the Lead Soon, many firms across the country will have younger, less experienced MPs. How should they lead? Public Practice*
Is Your Firm Top-Heavy? Many firms are struggling with an upside down pyramid where there are lots of partners and managers but few staff. The Managing Partner Advisor
Price Has Nothing to Do With Cost Ron Baker: "The idea that the more time something takes, the higher the price, is absolutely ludicrous." VeraSage Institute
Why You Don't Earn as Much as You Could Most CPAs work too cheaply, under-delegate, and fail to manage their practices as the businesses they are. CPA Insider
Entrance Strategies Marc Rosenberg's 10-point checklist for bringing in a new partner. CPA Trendlines
//www.cpaleadership.com/members/Joining_an_International_Network.cfm "> Joining an International Network Being a member of an international network has its benefits and challenges. Accounting Today
Learn How to Keep Your Top Talent Create the best work environment possible. RedZone, Play of the Month
Why Leaders Should Wander the Office Rita Keller encourages firm leaders to "manage by wandering around." Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
How Partners Can Serve Their Firms Ideas from Marc Rosenberg about what partners owe their firms. CPA Trendlines
How Does Your Client Service Rate? A quick test to determine if you are giving your clients your best. Partner Insights
Tips for Working More Efficiently Fifteen tips to make the most of your work time. Optimum Strategies, LLC
Know Your Firm's Culture Rising talent will want to know what your firm is really like. Do you know? Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders

Laying a Foundation for Effective Succession Planning -- Continued Bill Reeb discusses several succession do's and don'ts. Public Practice

Finding Your Niche Is your firm positioned to serve one of the 10 most profitable industries? AICPA CPA Insider

Cross-Serving: Don't Call It Cross-Selling Uncomfortable with cross-selling? Think of it as "cross-serving" instead. CPA Practice Management Forum*

What Clients Want Owners of small- and medium-sized businesses need more help than many accountants offer. CPA Trendlines
The Future of Auditing Several industry experts discuss important developments in auditing and trends to watch in the near future. Accounting Today
Are You Skeptical Enough? An eight-question quiz to help accountants evaluate their level of professional skepticism. Journal of Accountancy

Unpaid or Underpaid Interns: A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen? Recently, there's been a rash of lawsuits by interns claiming back wages and overtime. Public Practice
Responding to Client Data Breaches In the event of a client data breach, CPA firms are vulnerable to a variety of exposures, including damages claims, state and federal compliance costs, reputational damage, and damage to their networks. Journal of Accountancy*

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