leadership

profit is not a mission

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businessman relaxing in clouds in skywhy mission statements matter and how firms fail.

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals: practical guidance for today’s accounting firms

do you think your staff knows what your firm’s mission statement is?

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wait. let me back up. does your staff even know that such a mission statement exists?

my guess is no and no.

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prepping for post-crisis opportunities

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does your firm’s board know its role?

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six businesspeople in meeting around tablemission, vision, strategies, action plans … they all need to be aligned.

by steven e. sacks

the supposed purpose behind a cpa firm creating a board is not to micromanage, design a company logo or address human resource issues. neither is its role to sit around and smoke cohiba esplendido cigars and sip louis xiii de remy martin grande cognac. this glad-handing, back-slapping culture led to the financial breakdowns in the early 2000s and is possibly still happening today.

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why would a firm create a board? in theory, it is designed to build and preserve a firm’s prosperity and longevity, in the same vein as a company board. each board member should have a thorough handle on the profession and the industries that the firm serves. the board members should understand trends, the competitive challenges, and the effectiveness or lack thereof regarding the firm’s structure and operations.
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don’t let opportunities become detours

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perception vs. reality: how opportunities can cause chaos.

how to stay on track toward your goals amid chaos and confusion.

by bill reeb

without clear direction, every alternative seems like an opportunity.

but with direction comes a course of action, whether that is to preserve what you have or achieve something different.

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knowing what direction you want to head will drive the creation of a plan. and the greatest benefit of planning is that it provides you with a sanity check to know when you are drifting off course.

regardless of whether we are talking about your personal life, career, or business, i believe it is nearly impossible to get to your desired destination or to accomplish your goals in a straight line.

we end up straying from our original course because of the mistakes we make along the way. opportunities become detours. and chaos ensues
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