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Source: VeraSage Institute The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog entry by Ron Baker. Masters of Management is the update to one of my favorite business books of al...
Source: Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog post by Rita Keller. How are you evaluating your accounting firm team members? How ...
Source: ConvergenceCoaching, LLC Inspired Ideas The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog entry by Tamera Loerzel. Success in implementing nonmandatory Saturdays requi...
Source: Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog post by Rita Keller. There is an excellent post by Robert Sutton on Fast Company title...
Source: RedZone, Play of the Month The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Accountants Advisory Group. The most successful CPA firms understand that their goa...
Source: AICPA CPA Insider The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Jason Rosenthal and Nicholas Gowen. While cloud computing – and particularly data stor...
Source: The Marc Rosenberg Blog The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog post by Marc Rosenberg. Here are 10 partner agreement areas we see neglected time and time ag...
Source: Journal of Accountancy Author Donny Shimamoto suggests that CPA firms should approach the IT budgeting process much like financial planners would, aligning their IT strategies with their busi...
Source: CPA Practice Management Forum Mary C. Werner offers guidance for those interested in becoming a partner. Werner has drawn on her experience as a former partner and as a current consultant to ...
Source: Accounting Today In this article, L. Gary Boomer discusses the trend of IT professionals becoming firm leaders because their technology savvy is increasingly relevant to a firm’s future...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Bruce W. Marcus. The accounting profession is so bound by traditions, rules, regulations, and l...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Marc Rosenberg. I have never ceased to be amazed at the lack of understanding that partners &nd...
Source: Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders The following is a complete reprint, reproduced with permission, of a blog post by Rita Keller. I have worked in the CPA profession for over 30 years. I have s...
Source: Journal of Accountancy In this article, the author offers suggestions for improving these practices, including: Review each of your services to be sure you understand the value they provid...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Steve Erickson. Tips for improving the engagement letter process: Have face-to-face meetings...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by August Aquila. Here are seven characteristics that form the foundation of a great partnership. ...
Source: The Marc Rosenberg Blog The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog post by Marc Rosenberg. Accounting Today released the 2011 Best Firms to Work For list in the...
Source: Accounting Today In this article, Danielle Lee examines the value that high-level office administrators can bring to a firm. Firms without an overall administrator may be allowing partners to...
Source: CPA Practice Management Forum According to August Aquila, firms cannot afford to have underperforming partners in the current economy. To improve partner accountability, firms should develop ...
Source: AICPA CPA Insider The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Jennifer Wilson. When firm leaders are unable to formulate and articulate a clear vision, th...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following is adapted, with permission, from an article in CPA Trendlines. What are your critical challenges for 2012, and what can do you about them? A number of the profe...
Source: Partner Insights The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Eric J. Romero. Unconventional leaders are fanatical about their products and services, rathe...
Source: Public Practice In his previous column, Bill Reeb commented that accountability is one of the top issues for CPA firms today, but few firms do it well. In this column, Reeb examines “wh...
Source: Accounting Today Everyone’s talking about audit reform, and now the European Union may do something about it. Recently, the European Commission proposed legislation designed to delineat...
Source: CPA Trendlines Results of a continuing CPA Trendlines survey – “New Plans, Strategies, and Resolutions for the Year Ahead” – show that CPAs are resolved “to embr...
Source: CPA Practice Management Forum Most firms have clients that they'd be better off without. The cost of keeping these clients – in terms of money, resources, and stress – doesn't jus...
Source: VeraSage Institute The AICPA's Mark J. Koziel responded to Richard Muscio's critique (see above) of the CPA Horizons 2025 Report. Here are a few highlights: Regarding Muscio's comment abou...
Source: VeraSage Institute Recently, the AICPA published its CPA Horizons 2025 Report. The goal was to examine trends affecting CPAs and to gather “opinions on how these trends will impact CPAs...
Source: The Marc Rosenberg Blog The following complete blog post by Marc Rosenberg is reproduced with permission. The best staff bonus plans I’ve seen base bonus payouts on two factors: how we...
Source: Partner Insights The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article by Dr. Rhonda Savage. You come to work grumpy. Make a mental choice the moment you wake up in ...
Source: Accounting Today In this article, Daniel Hood highlights the outsourcing services offered by Piascik & Associates, a Richmond, Va.-based firm. “Piascik Outsourced” began in re...
Source: RedZone, Play of the Month The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from an article contributed by Accountants Advisory Group. The CPA profession has changed significantl...
Source: ConvergenceCoaching, LLC Inspired Ideas The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog entry by Jack Lee. It’s hard to believe I am completing my second year ...
Source: Partner Insights The following is a complete article by August Aquila, reproduced with permission. Here are four growth strategies to embrace in 2012. Beef up your sales and marketing eff...
Source: The Managing Partner Advisor A partnership agreement is a critical tool for defining firm-partner relationships. Yet many firms either have no agreement or haven’t reviewed their agreem...
Source: Accounting Today Consultant Gary Boomer suggests that CPAs can learn valuable lessons from The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, by Atul Gawande. Even though the book’s less...
Source: CPA Practice Management Forum Taking a cue from the Chicago Bulls' championship teams of the 1990s, consultant Allan Koltin outlines what he calls the “triangle offense” – a...
The "cool" firms are eliminating mandatory Saturdays....
Suggestions for dealing with a boss who doesn't manage his or her time well....
To get things done, you can't beat face-to-face....
The problem occurs when the pursuit of profit is driven by efficiency rather than by innovation and customer satisfaction....
Learn from four firms that each chose a different path in offering their clients payroll services....
In 2011, it seems that staff are thinking the honeymoon is coming to an end....
Who should your firm hire to make the most of its time, talent, and money?...
The key to long-term, sustainable success....
Firms should make these rules part of their culture in 2012....
Five easy strategies for developing your successor....
Predictions and trends you may wish to consider in your strategic planning for 2012 and beyond. RedZone, Play of the Month...
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....
Most new MPs enter the job with little training and few mentors to guide them. Consultant Gary Adamson offers some suggestions....
Accountability is one of the top issues for CPA firms today but, according to consultant Bill Reeb, few firms do it well....
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