value your clients – and yourself. by martin bissett passport to partnership i’ve had the benefit of meeting, speaking and observing hundreds of very successful and unsuccessful partners over the last two decades and there is indeed a set of differentiating … continued
checklist: how to fine-tune your own firm’s performance management systems.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
when evaluating people within a firm, “relative importance” is a way to differentiate expectations regarding the same competency for various levels within your firm. we decided the best way to drill down even further into a competency model was to share some of the details of our competency model with you.
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it considers the following six levels within a cpa firm (each firm needs to choose whatever breakdown works best for them):
bonus checklist: 12 competencies everyone in the firm needs.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
in discussing how to become a more effective people manager and developer, the first question we ask is, “what skills and aptitudes are you trying to develop?”
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in other words, just saying to someone, “you need to improve” is weak advice.
why failure is a value proposition.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
i want to start by talking about the phrase “having your employees’ backs.” so what does this mean? simply that, as the boss, you will take the bullets publicly for your people’s mistakes. this is such a rare phenomenon that many of you have never experienced what i am referring to – a boss taking the heat for his or her people.
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most of the time, when problems are uncovered, company cultures are “at the ready” to quickly identify someone to blame regardless of the situation. in these organizations, those with exceptional cya skills are the most highly valued. no, i did not misspell this acronym as it was not meant to be cia (as in the government intelligence agency or certified internal auditors), but rather those good at covering their butts (i guess i should have referred to it as cyb).
bonus chart: seven levels of communication management. by martin bissett passport to partnership ultimately, when we have to interact with clients, subordinates, superiors or peers, the questions are always the same: who do i need to deliver this information to and … continued
how common management pitfalls hurt firms and employees.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
how do attitudes, misconceptions and bad habits get in the way of our learning to be better managers?
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here are five common attitudes, practices and perceptions we find:
bonus checklist: five-part analysis to measure partner material. by martin bissett passport to partnership what conclusions can you draw from your knowledge of how the promotion system works in your firm that you need to keep in mind? more on the … continued
differentiating between the two, and the two most common styles of management.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
let’s start out with a straightforward question. what is the difference between management and leadership?
from one point of view, leadership is far different than management. for example, leadership might be all about developing a vision for the organization, being innovative, motivating others, empowering those around you, focusing on developing the people around you instead of just developing yourself, looking for positive ways to change, doing the right thing, and keeping the forest in view and not just see the trees.
bonus partnership pointers checklist: 3 questions to evaluate the culture at your own firm. by martin bissett passport to partnership this second c is a stormy and choppy one, often fraught with political icebergs but navigated diplomatically and with maturity, … continued
bonus: three outlooks from our exclusive expert council: grundy, pipe, dunn. by martin bissett passport to partnership the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses from existing partners of accounting practices in a conversational style. examples that really stood out … continued
you need goals, not just a desire to get new business.
by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: we are a 20-person firm and are thinking of engaging a marketing consultant for training on how to get new business.
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bonus: case study and worksheets: 3 questions to gauge your own competence, 4 questions about your personal brand and a 5-point checklist. by martin bissett passport to partnership the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses in a … continued
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 joins with the succession insititute to launch new practice management resource center for firms of all sizes. 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is pleased to offer growth-minded firms a vast new set of resources through a special alliance with the succession … continued