leadership

does busyness really mean productivity?

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harried business teamhow to change your firm’s culture.

by steven e. sacks

did you ever notice when you call an associate or a friend or a business of any type, more often than not he or she will always respond with “i’m really busy” or “i’ve been jammed up”? it does not matter the time of the year, much less the time of week or day.

more: five powerpoint rules to live by | your firm’s biggest assets walk out the door every day | so much to do and so little time: achieving success in the c-suite | can we please refer to accounting as a profession?
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has busy become too colloquial or just a throwaway line? what is actually meant by “busy”? or, more specifically, what is the condition of “busyness”?
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when the inmates are running the asylum

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crazy doesn’t get better by adding more crazy.

by dom cingoranelli

“we can’t really enforce this because we don’t want to risk having him (or her) quit.”

i can’t tell you how many times we hear something to this effect when we talk with cpas. we hear this at small firms and we hear it at large firms. we hear it from partners, from directors, and from managers. it doesn’t matter what size firm they’re in, nor does it matter what level or position they hold.

it’s always the same line. it reminds me of the old adage, “the inmates are running the asylum.” and, it raises the question of who actually is running the firm. who’s in charge?

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ge outsources tax department to pwc

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big four firm finds new growth in acquiring clients’ tax and accounting departments.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

ge is hiving off its tax group to pwc to become pwc’s new global enterprise tax solutions team. their first client: ge.

pwc calls the move “an innovative agreement with ge to provide integrated, enterprise managed tax services to ge on a global basis.” as part of the deal, pwc is hiring more than 600 of ge’s tax team members from around the world and acquiring ge’s tax technologies to bolster both pwc’s focus on the “tax function of the future” and to provide global enterprise tax solutions to clients. it may be a sign of things to come. read more →

seven habits of lousy cpa firm leaders

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red 7 facing green 7plus the flip side for successful leaders.

by rex gatto
gatto associates

do you ever wonder how some people get promoted to a leadership position? who did these people know to become a partner or director of tax in the firm?

more gatto:  the new leadership skills you need to make partner in today’s accounting firm   |    comments: gatto responds to “ethics or profits?”   |    how leaders lead in tough times

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billions of dollars are spent on training present and future leaders: there are special events for partners at prestigious universities, full-day trainings for partners and managers. but how is that benefiting the employees in the workplace? read more →

are you an ostrich or a giraffe?

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ostrich and giraffeare you an ostrich or a giraffe?

by lee eisenstaedt
leading with courage academy

there are leaders of cpa firms who think everything is right with the world, from their client relationships to their people.

how do they know for sure? well, they don’t. there’s been no study or feedback or hard data to go on.  based on their years of experience, they just know…somehow.   it’s the rare ones who have conducted a client survey to uncover festering problems they are unaware of. however, many choose to close themselves off from the truth and continue to operate in the same fashion as if nothing were happening.

then there are those firm leaders who have a clear view of what is working well and what is in dire need of improvement. this type of leader understands that if left unaddressed the urgent problems will remain and, in all likelihood, result in operational breakdowns.  this may involve serious costs to the firm.

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your firm’s biggest assets walk out the door every day

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businessman and the cloud computing conceptharness, share, and expand your firm’s collective wisdom.
by steven e. sacks

there are nearly 80 million baby boomers today, and this cohort of 65 and older is projected by the us census bureau to reach 83.7 million in the year 2050.

more: effective communications in the age of covid | why proper communication is critical | how to create effective internal communications | how to select your firm’s board | trust is a key organizational ingredient | real influence vs. immediate gratification | fake it ‘til you make it: an ultimate goal? | 4 ways to boost job satisfaction | have you gauged your staff’s enthusiasm? | why knowledge maintenance is key
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by 2030, more than 20 percent of u.s. residents are projected to be aged 65 and over, compared with 13 percent in 2010 and 9.8 percent in 1970. a large part of this growth is due to the aging of baby boomers (individuals born in the united states between mid-1946 and mid-1964), who began turning 65 in 2011 and are now driving growth at the older ages of the population. every day, 10,000 people turn 65. there are more than personal financial issues at stake here.

what does this mean for the cpa profession?

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so much to do and so little time: achieving success in the c-suite

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 how to learn and teach leadership skills.

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals

there is no one right way that leadership can be defined.

more: how to think beyond accounting with judy trepeck [video and podcast] | bill reeb: new rules for the covid era [video and podcast] | is your message open to interpretation? | political correctness or just common courtesy? | syncing up for the covid era | profit is not a mission | confronting leadership: not such a bad thing | new opportunities for a ‘new normal’ | is trust elusive? | working remotely shouldn’t mean feeling isolated
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a high-level title is not a definition. neither is the continuous delegation of work without context nor unilateral decision making.

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how many hours should accounting staff work?

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it depends. but you knew that.

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

question: how many hours a year do you recommend staff working?

more practice doctor q&a: get staff to take ownership of work | the 44-point staff performance evaluation checklist | how to choose the right cpe | checklist for running a practice | why more firms are trashing timesheets | how much overhead is too much? | there’s more to growth than marketing | how to make staff a team again
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answer: it depends…
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the two most common management styles

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senior businessman with his team at officedo cpa firms need management or leadership?

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

let’s start out with a straightforward question. what is the difference between management and leadership?

more on performance management: 8 ways to manage clients | the limitations of rainmakers | firms only grow when partners play their roles | the four basic parts of cpa firm partner agreements | younger partners see succession differently | how to compensate your managing partner | the job of managing partner: empowered or emasculated? | how the best managing partners turn ideas into reality
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from one point of view, leadership is far different than management.
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8 ways to manage clients

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two men shaking hands across a tablethis is job 1 for the practice owner.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

whether you simply desire to improve your firm’s operations or identify and implement a new long-term strategy, you need to be clear about the role that the owners, partners or shareholders should be playing in your firm.

more on performance management: the limitations of rainmakers | different roles for different partners | how big ‘books’ hurt firms | developing a three-year vision [video] | more merger questions than you imagined | mps: how to elect them … and fire them | partners as role models: the good, bad & ugly | managing the managing partner
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to be sure, the roles and responsibilities of a cpa firm owner or owners will vary from firm to firm, based on that firm’s needs and circumstances, and you need to adapt any recommendations to fit your firm’s situation.
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when everything takes too long

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ed mendlowitz cpa the practice doctor q and aholdups can appear at any step in the process.

question: everything in my office seems to take too long, and i can’t put my finger on why.  can you provide any guidance?

more practice doctor q&a: taking over poorly done work | rule #1 for how to get everything done | checklist for running a practice | 14 ways to use timesheet data | when partners stop growing | clear billing procedures make collecting easier | there’s more to growth than marketing | how to make staff a team again
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answer: common problem.
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