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today's features

showing leadership through customer service

who needs to see you lead?

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

in order to become a commercially aware practice leader, we need to understand the dna of leadership.

any woman or man leading an accounting firm, who chooses to overcome each operational or client challenge as it if their future depended on it, will not only succeed in practice but will become capable of delivering advisory value to their clients unmatched by their competitors, thus achieving true differentiation.

more: firm not thriving? five fixes | five questions about facing challenges | be clear about your roi proposition | it’s time to prepare the next generation | who are you more committed to, your firm or your clients? | nine checkpoints before every prospect meeting | three questions about conversion | six keys to turning prospects into clients | don’t overlook internal communication
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there has been enough behavioral evidence in practice management now observed, collated and reported upon to be able to draw a conclusion that a great leader needs to be at peace internally in order to become a great leader externally. her or his personnel/staff need to see a consistency between that leader’s values and his/her most commonly perceived behaviors.
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news

more big firms shut their doors to new college grads

some 88.7% of top firms rate problem-solving skills among the most important criteria in hiring new college grads. technical skills rank fifth, at 67%. (nace)

firms that overhired in the covid-19 boom are now trimming their ranks.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

despite widespread concerns in the profession about a talent shortage, the largest accounting firms in a new survey are cutting back on their hiring of new college accounting graduates by 16.1 percent this year.

more in staffing & recruiting: employee retention is easier than attraction | payroll leads job gains in tax & accounting sector | disruptors: talent crisis? what talent crisis? | letting staff go after tax season? bad idea | firms culling clients as staffing woes persist | compensation’s up, but up enough to retain staff?

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reflecting broader economic uncertainties and budgetary constraints, half of all the biggest firms surveyed are gearing down for a recession, marking a sharp turnaround from the hiring spree sparked by a global pandemic that forced industries across the globe into transformational change, often staffed and driven by the biggest accounting and consulting firms.

mergers & acquisitions

should you merge? here’s how to chart your path

lease renewals trigger this concern, but they’re not a good reason.

by ed mendlowitz
202 questions and answers: managing an accounting practice

question: i signed up with a broker who introduces buyers and sellers of cpa practices, to find someone who would buy my practice when i want to retire. i don’t want to retire yet, but am starting to think about it. the broker suggested a merger now combined with a buyout deal when i am ready to retire. am i going about this in the right way?

more: a friendly chat or a billable discussion? | busy season is over, so it’s time for some resolutions | want to merge? six steps to take | how to start providing family office services | every accounting firm needs quality control | no one listens to you? change how you talk | 47 types of business valuation to provide | thirteen things to consider before you sell your practice | uncooperative partner might not be the problem
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response: i get a lot of calls similar to this when lease renewals are coming up, or a tenant is lost and a merger could fill up the space, a key employee is lost or a major client is lost. in my opinion, these are not reasons to merge. merging is a major change of life and needs to be done with great care.
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audit & assurance

planning lays the foundation of audit relevance

if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

by alan anderson, cpa
transforming audit for the future

next time you have your planning meeting about an upcoming audit, print out a page or two of what you say on your website. share those pages around, and ask the planning team members, “how are we going to deliver on what we’ve said on our website?”

more: how do we drive relevance in audit? | before the audit: more than just planning | five crucial attributes for successful audit leadership | put the ethics code to work for your clients and your firm | is audit in crisis because of definitions?
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most people think of planning an audit as an exercise in filling out forms. planning an audit is certainly much deeper than that. the ultimate foundation for success in your audits depends on what you do during the planning stage.

leadership

big change comes with deep reflection

are you ready to redefine the accounting profession?

by seth fineberg
at large

what can be accomplished in a year for any individual or organization is amazing. in this case, i’d like to draw attention to the efforts and, for some, the existence of the accounting alchemy network.

more seth fineberg at large: 3 ways to raise the bar for your business | randy crabtree: stress management for overworked accountants | make it ‘productive season’ | it’s time to do the uncomfortable | three ways to improve next tax season | jeremy sulzmann: can intuit mend fences with accountants at qb connect? | meet basis, the new ai bookkeeper on the block | is this when accountants start taking freshbooks seriously? | you’re doing email wrong | careful… you may be advising!
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in march of 2022, ingrid edstrom, alina nikishina and mathew heggem helped put aan into the world to build a network of like-minded individuals dedicated to seeing accounting’s higher purpose come to fruition. i wanted to take some time in this post to familiarize you with what aan accomplished over the past year and peek into where it’s headed.