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help! key staffer refuses to supervise people

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businessman with hand extended in "no" gesture4 ways to deal with it.

by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor

question: i have a key staff person who does not like supervising people. he says he can do everything faster and better than anyone else and doesn’t want to take the time to teach someone who, he says, won’t do it as well. he is a workhorse and spends anywhere from 50 to 60 hours a week all year round. what do i do?

more: 44 key attributes for assessing staffers | reasons to drop your book of business | are you marketing for 2022 yet? | stop drowning in client documents | make more money starting now | the wrong way to look for staff | strategic planning for the small firm
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answer: he told me his firm consists of 10 staff and one owner and this person is indispensible to him, but he (the owner)
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accounting is a profession, not an industry

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accountant. calculator and hand isolated over white.

“a profession by any other name…” (with apologies to william shakespeare).

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals

profession: n. calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.

maybe i am just cranky, or maybe i have a valid point. far too often i hear accounting referred to as an industry rather than a profession.

more: would you buy your own services? | the future of the accounting profession | avoid last-minute deal making | business is about relationships | can a cpa firm be different in a changing market? | a rapidly changing business environment requires flexibility

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let’s be honest. accounting is a profession that requires years of study and experience, culminating– if one desires – in a cpa credential after successfully passing an arduous two-day, four-part online exam.

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drive your profits with only four metrics

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accounting firm econ. 101, including a sample income statement.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

all businesses have economic structures unique to their industries:

  • grocery stores are high volume, low-profit margin.
  • real estate ventures use accelerated depreciation and other tax angles to generate cash flow and healthy rois.
  • professional sports teams focus on increasing the value of the franchise so it can eventually be sold for a gigantic profit.

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the typical cpa firm is a low-volume, high-priced business, with a relatively high-profit margin (generally 30-45 percent of revenue).

clients: what accountants don’t understand

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knowing them is just the start.

by gary bolinger

you know a lot about your business clients. as a  result of the compliance work you do – tax and financial reporting projects – you do know a lot about your clients. you know about profit and loss. you know about payroll. certainly, you have some knowledge about vendors and customers, at least from a financial perspective. you have seen marketing budgets, cost of sales and know what occupancy costs are. all of that is good.

more: why accountants fail at consulting | advisory vs. low-value clients | what + who leads firms to better service | how accountants are profiting in disruption | ask the right question(s) | seven elements of engagement for cpas | true advisory work isn’t just consulting
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but do you understand your clients? do you understand your clients in ways that can give you the kind of insight that is needed to indeed be a most trusted advisor? in fact, to be the most valued advisor?
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44 key attributes for assessing staffers

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green checks being made on checklistthey’re in no order. what are your priorities?

by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor

question: do you have a staff evaluation checklist?

more: reasons to drop your book of business | get more done by saying no | don’t fire that staffer on may 18! | employee demands a raise she doesn’t deserve | how are you spending the next five years? | how to get the most from cpe | does your staff know all the services you provide? | price your practice by gross
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answer: i did not have a checklist of attributes that are looked at in evaluating staff performance, so i prepared one.
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how cas makes firms better

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unbalanced brass scalesofferings fall into three categories.

by hitendra patil
the definitive success guide to client accounting services

client accounting services (cas) is the new revenue segment you cannot afford to miss.

more: cas: finding the why behind the why | how to lead clients into client accounting services | cas begins with a mindset
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if you are an accounting firm owner or partner, you don’t want to miss the emerging, growing, and profitable opportunities in client accounting services.
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why your billings are ruining your firm

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businessman sitting on scales with stack of coins in other traydo you see managing partner as a part-time role? if not, don’t treat it like one.

by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor

question: about a year ago i became the managing partner of my 50-person, six-partner firm. we gross about $7 million. i still maintain my book of business, which is about $1 million, and have 1,000 chargeable hours.

more: get more done by saying no | make cpe worth your while | are you marketing for 2022 yet? | don’t fire that staffer on may 18! | what to do with a lousy client? | stop drowning in client documents | employee demands a raise she doesn’t deserve | but i am managing! | make more money starting now
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needless to say, i have been working very hard, about 2,700 total hours, yet my partners are complaining i do not have enough chargeable time and i tend to agree with them. how i can increase my chargeable hours?
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foster opportunities from wealthy clients

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female executive greeting couplehow to maximize referrals.

by anthony glomski and russ alan prince
your $5-million high-net-worth practice

as part of the discovery process, you are ascertaining who your wealthy clients can refer to you. in empirical study after study, accountants (as well as other professionals) say that they get most of their client referrals from their current clients. they also say that this happens because they do an excellent job for their clients.

more: it’s all about your wealthy clients | conviction + process + expertise = your next $5 million | a high-net-worth practice in four steps | don’t ignore life insurance | adultery and other messy situations | how to attract the super-rich
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another insight we find in the research is that very few professionals are doing much to foster getting referrals from their highly satisfied clients.
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cas: finding the why behind the why

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man facing mirror that has bursting out of it a hand holding a red question markhow to develop the cas mindset.

by hitendra patil
the definitive success guide to client accounting services

“why did i start my accounting firm/practice?”

if you are the owner of your firm, print this in a bold, big font and post it somewhere in such a way that you can see it, even if it is just in your peripheral vision, every moment when you are working at your desk.

round 2: how to lead clients into client accounting services | cas begins with a mindset
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if you are a partner of the firm or an employee, print the following question to post it where you can see it all the time:

“why did i get into the accounting profession?”
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