but i am managing!

not being the managing partner is no excuse for not polishing skills.

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

question: i am a partner in a multipartner firm and have no firm management responsibilities, rather i manage a large book of business and while i do not bring in much new business (i don’t have time) i get substantial additional consulting services from existing clients and my realization rate is highest in the firm.

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but yet you told me i should attend at least one daylong practice management program a year. why?
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the myths of performance management

be careful what you measure, says management guru gary cokins

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with steven sacks

cpas and finance leaders must start asking some really painful questions, according to gary cokins, an internationally recognized expert in performance management, in this interview with steven sacks for 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

questions like:

• do we know where we make or lose money?
• do our managers understand the strategy? the executives?
• are we measuring the right things?

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business is about relationships

two businesspeople meeting over coffeethere’s no secret sauce.

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals

business can usually be conducted by phone, videoconference or in person. it really doesn’t matter the approach; what is important is how you comport yourself – irrespective of whether the individual(s) with whom you are dealing are superiors, peers or subordinates. i can’t tell you how many times i have witnessed conversations that were best conducted behind closed doors. the old adage of praise in public, criticize in private is underused or completely ignored.

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when did we fall down on practicing the basics of common courtesy: returning phone calls, knocking before entering an office or saying “excuse me” when certain situations call for it?
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