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I was recently re-reading some of David Maister’s material. In his book, Managing the Professional Service Firm. A story he tells about being sought out …
I was recently re-reading some of David Maister’s material. In his book, Managing the Professional Service Firm. A story he tells about being sought out …
One of the biggest challenges for managing partners, other partners, and firm administrators is to figure out how to design a partner compensation system that …
The managing partner is faced with many challenges. It is a juggling act, trying to keep a group of partners happy and continually push them out of their …
Old School: The traditional way a CPA firm finds and uses a management consultant is to ask around and find out the names of consultants that other firms are …
As the firm leader, you have many very important responsibilities. Sometimes you do what is easiest and sometimes you do what you like the best. For example, …
I have occasionally heard the phrase, “I Led Three Lives.” I never realized where it originated so I Googled it. It was a TV series that aired during the …
Throughout my managing partner career, I read a lot of books and articles by David Maister. I also heard him speak many times over the years. His comments, …
As Jim Rohn once said, “We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.” As I work with CPA firms around the country, I …
Many young accountants working in public accounting have a strong desire to work their way up the ladder and become a partner someday. There are a few problems …
I recently read an article via Accounting Today titled, “Make your firm great again: Raise the bar for new partner admissions” by Dom Esposito. I agree …