Big Dreams
If you are working in your accounting firm you probably have some sort of big dream. It might be several dreams that lead to the big dream. The partner group …
Eliminate the Mystery in Partner Retirement
So many managing partners readily confess that they have no documentation about how or when a partner should retire. Others tell me that they have two or three …
Partner Performance
Over the last couple of decades, the role of a partner in a CPA firm has evolved from simply maintaining a significant book of business to a much broader …
Are You in Denial About Specific Issues?
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 …
Partner Compensation Webinar – September 4th
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 …
Selling New Ideas
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 …
Using A Management Consultant
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 …
A Managing Partner Dilemma
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 Led 3 Lives
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 …
Do You Love the Work or Are You Doing It for the Money?
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, …