An article in WebCPA talks about the steps midsize firms in particular are taking to ensure their young people stay put: More midsized firms are starting to address this issue by paying attention to what younger people need to stay engaged. Some are including younger staff members in more significant firm decisions through advisory boards; [...]
Tag: accounting firm ↓
Staff retention at midsize firms charts new waters
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Category: Profession
Tags: accounting firm, client retention, mentor, partner, staff, staff retention
Using wikis or blogs to manage knowledge in firms
November 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments
A recent article on WebCPA confused and inspired me: Accounting firms need to become more intelligent businesses by better leveraging the time and knowledge of their professional staff, according to a survey… [...] Firms with a formal knowledge management program benefited from its implementation. Hmm… Intelligence, good. Leveraging knowledge, check. Formal knowledge management program, bingo! [...]
Category: Web
Tags: accounting firm, blog, knowledge, management, wiki
Traditional partnership model being tossed aside
November 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments
The way most professional services firms are organized is the partnership, which more often than not is based on the premise that the people who bring in the most business earn the biggest cut of the take. Some firms have begun to question the wisdom of this model, and are moving to an organization that [...]
Category: Profession
Tags: accounting firm, business model, client service, partnership, relationship
Bring in specialists to build niche practices
November 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
An interesting article in WebCPA talks about how some small firms are building niche practices by bringing in “Champions” from the outside: Someone with an established reputation and contacts who can hit the ground running and jump-start the program in a new organization. Going outside the firm has many advantages: Target growth areas to focus [...]
Category: Profession
Tags: accounting firm, niche, practice, specialist
Variety and experience at mid-size firms
November 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I’m going to have a fast-paced week again. This week I’m working on two clients from jobs that have wrapped up field work and two clients whose field work has yet to begin. On the two post field work jobs, I’ll be auditing the consolidation of several large private companies and clearing review notes and [...]
Category: Profession
Tags: accounting firm, CA, experience, mid-size, training

