no alignment? no execution.

seven steps to getting things done right.

august aquila
august aquila

strategy, they say, is easy. execution is hard.

excellent execution beats excellent strategy most of the time. unfortunately, at many accounting frims, good strategies die a slow death as intertia, obstinacy or simple disinterest take hold.

the roadmap to success may seem easy to follow. but, as management consultant august aquila says, “it takes real commitment from the firm’s leaders to do it and follow through.”

aquila is ceo of aquila global advisors, specializing in succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and compensation plan consulting. here’s his seven-step formula for translating good intentions into real results. read more →

the six-step roadmap for cpa change agents

nick keseric
nick keseric

… and the nine keys to successful change.

by nick keseric
www.mpscpa.com 

there are some pretty tough jobs out there. sword swallower. repairman at a nuclear plant. dentist for alligators. but being a change agent could top the list.

when you mention change agent, the term “cultural change” is usually close behind. change agents change the way things are being done on two fronts:

1. structurally/organizationally within a business and

2. change employee’s thinking, and how they do things.

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larry autry, wp: looking to acquire a practice group

strategy 2012: succession solutions

what are your critical challenges for 2012, and what can do you about them? a number of the profession’s leading lights have been sharing their thoughts with accounting today. here’s one:

larry g. autrey
whitley penn

the aging of partner ranks. older partners want to continue when they’re in good health, while younger staff sees that as preventing their career progression.

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new year’s resolutions for and by accountants

‘tis the time to be thinking and planning for the new year.

so, naturally, we’re all making new year’s resolutions. here are a few from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 members.

add your resolutions in comments at the bottom, or join the survey and get the results.

  • 90 day performance plans with all staff.
  • increase fees for tax prep
  • provide better information to top management so it better understands cost structures and can react accordingly. read more →