here’s what you’re looking for: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

pro member exclusive

survey results: busy? time is the solution, not the problem

meditative businessman is pondering time management while surrounded by alarm clockscolleagues offer tips for busy season.

join the survey. get the results.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

hey, just because you get a nice new watch for christmas doesn’t mean you’re going to have more time when busy season rolls around. quite to the contrary, it’s only going to tell you how little time you have.

time is what busy’s all about. so if you can manage time, you can manage busy. and if you manage time well enough –  better than last busy season – then maybe next busy season will be more of a breeze-through season. or at least not a pound-head-on-wall season.

the 2015 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season survey asked a good question: “what are your best time management tips for busy season?”

and we got some good answers. the survey turned up all sorts of uncontrollable problems, from the complexity of the affordable care act to the recalcitrance of computers. but of all the stuff that happened, time was the one that everyone could a) predict and b) manage a little better.

read more →

pro member exclusive

outlook 2016: another economic storm coming?

2016-roundtable-outlook-for-rosenberg-map-commentary-vf-240x219progressive firms should prepare now.

they say “past results are no indication of future performance.” maybe. maybe not. but if anyone should know, it’s our panel of experts, their comments drawn from the new edition of the rosenberg map survey. these are their bullet points and comments, verbatim, looking back at the last 12 months and looking ahead to 2016. – rick telberg, ceo

by jeff pawlow
the growth partnership

lessons from 2015:

i am troubled about this year’s numbers, especially when combined with what i am seeing as a consultant in the profession and the anecdotal evidence all around me. in fact, i’m bearish on the short-term outlook for the profession. call me a contrarian, but i think 2014 and 2015 will go down as the calm before the (next) storm.

more from the rosenberg map survey: outlook 2016: change catches up with auditors | strategic plans undermined by out-of-control partners | growth, succession plans critical for firms | talent wars go from white gloves to boxing gloves | trend outlook 2016: change agents needed

organic growth for responding firms in 2014 was 4.7 percent, down from 5.2 percent in 2013. neither number could be construed as being “robust” and the downward trend is troubling given the so-called “recovery” that is supposedly happening.

read more →

pro member exclusive

tax & accounting employment hits new highs

cpatrendlines jobs report tilt
join the survey. get the results.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the number of employees in the accounting industry keeps climbing and toppling old records. the latest data from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 shows more than 40% of firms are hiring.

the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 careers and hiring outlook

today’s bonus question: what’s the most important trait or skill needed to succeed in the accounting business?

join the survey. get the results.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 covers:

  • current hiring trends in each of the cpa, tax, payroll and bookkeeping segments of the industry, indicating growth and shrinkage among sectors.
  • average hourly wages for key segments, with trends in employee pay rates.
  • typical hours worked per week, showing utilization and productivity.
  • trends concerning women in the workforce, including hiring rates.
  • including 25 charts and graphs

read more →

leadership

10 ways to build a better firm

top 10by august j. aquila
creating the effective partnership

as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. your vision is a journey to some place in the future. it’s not where you are today. it may even take generations to get there. it becomes even more compelling when it’s somewhere your people want to go.

more on leadership: the 4 best ways to use your senior partners  | how to tell a culture change is due| today’s top six partner compensation trends | 11 steps to building a better partnership team | why your firm should be a republic | 8 financial ducks to line up now |partnership is about persuasion | 6 things leaders must do | it’s not always about money: 16 tweaks for your comp system | how to build a growth-centric pricing strategy |  how to combine two firms after merger: carefully

while it’s the ultimate destination that people engage with, the journey there is also important. if the endpoint is exciting and has benefits that your people share, they will be more engaged in the journey. and, when partners are engaged with the firm’s future, they perform better.

so, how do you create a firm where all of the partners work to create an even better firm?

here are some ideas:

read more →