leadership

why no one listens to you

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how long are you talking?

by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers: managing an accounting practice, the complete 2-volume set

q: i notice that most of the time my staff doesn’t listen when i talk. how can i make them listen?

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a: err, what did you say?

just kidding! i find this issue very widespread. i believe there is an epidemic of people not listening, not just staff.
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when not to charge for an initial consultation

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bonus: a sample initial business valuation consultation engagement proposal.

by ed mendlowitz
202 questions and answers: the complete 2-volume set

q: i was wondering what your thoughts are regarding initial consultation fees. currently, i do not charge a fee for an initial consultation, and it seems that most cpas do not charge either (at least not the sole practitioners that i know).

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would the fee deter new clients or actually weed out the ones who are most likely not going to become clients anyway? if a fee is charged, then how much, and how long should the consultation last? should the fee be applied to any work that i am eventually engaged to do?

a: there seems to be a toss-up between two different philosophies:

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the seven-minute financial statement

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young businessman staring at laptop computer in officedon’t skip the notes.

by ed mendlowitz
77 ways to wow!

how do you start reviewing a financial statement? like any good book, you must start at the beginning.

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but where is the beginning? and how can you do it in only seven minutes? here is how …
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how to stop yourself

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or not! but be conscientious about it.

by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers: managing an accounting practice, the complete 2-volume set

q: sometimes i get stuck doing work that the client did not ask me to do, that is not chargeable and simply a waste of time, but i get trapped (by myself).

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any words of wisdom to avoid this?

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penny breslin: how to face hiring challenges head-on

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the disruptors: penny breslin says don’t blame robots.

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the accounting profession has faced staffing issues for years now and, especially post-pandemic, the problem has compounded. penny breslin, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 contributor and the founder of moneypenny, talks about how firms are facing the hiring challenges and popular solutions that seem to be working, including using predominantly cloud-based apps for collaboration and engagement and taking a true evaluation of the talents and skills needed for each position.

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breslin says firms need to look at the talent they have and realize that not everyone has to be “a duplicate of yourself.”

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