how to decide who decides pay

woman on building roof spraying out dollars with a garden hosewhere to draw the line between managing partner and compensation committee.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

everyone likes the idea that “i” will hold “me” accountable. but few like the idea of “anyone else” holding “them” accountable.

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so, once the decision has been made to implement systemic changes to hold partners accountable to specific performance expectations rather than just relying on everyone to put in a self-proclaimed “good day’s work,” the next battleground is determining who will be holding whom accountable. the discussion always shifts to “let’s have a group of people, like a compensation committee, hold us accountable.”
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15 sure-fire ways to develop staff into partners

one person helping another to the top of a mountain at sunsetbonus checklist: 23 best practices for training.

by marc rosenberg
cpa firm retreats

how do firms develop staff into partners?

more on retreats: 25 ways to turn good firms into great firms | partner buyout 101 | 27 tough questions every firm needs to address | make more money | system vs. system: partner compensation best practices | 10 benchmarking missteps | how to address partner compensation at a retreat | partner accountability: how and for what?

here are 15 surefire ways:
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make accountability a process

man and woman reviewing a documenteveryone performs better when someone else has oversight.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute

setting up an “accountability and goal process” always sounds much easier than it actually is to implement. so for those who already think this process would be painful, just know that you still are probably underestimating the amount of agony in store.

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this leads us to the standard question, “if this is so awful, why would anyone do it?” the answer is both simple and abstract.
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the six rules to get the most out of cpe

ed mendlowitz cpa the practice doctor q and ait’s not just to line trainers’ pockets.

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

question: like every cpa i need to take continuing education courses. however most of what i take

  • are not relevant to me,
  • are things i know or
  • are things i don’t really want to know.

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also, many of the speakers are boring. yet, cpe is big business. are there any suggestions you can give me to get better use of that time?

answer: i am willing to bet your practice is also in a rut and is stagnating. the purpose of cpe is to help us become more effective, to grow, to be introduced to areas we are not familiar with and to keep us updated in what we do. you can approach cpe as you do, which is as a chore, or as i do, which is as an opportunity.

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pay varies when performance varies

closeup shot of a caliper measuring the word "goals"plus ways to measure both objective and subjective performance criteria (yes, it can be done).

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute

an important point to keep in mind is that we, as human beings, have good months and bad ones, good years and bad ones.

more on performance management: accountability requires clear expectations | accountability is for everyone | succession plan requirements | base retirement on today’s operations | who decides what? | how retired partners are robbing their own firms | how involved should retired owners be? | firms say what would change retirement pay

what is going on in our personal lives has a lot to do with how we perform in our professional ones. therefore, if someone is going through a difficult time, such as a divorce, death in the family, major conflicts with extended family, etc., we can expect those events to spill over into our work life.
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