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Staff retention at midsize firms charts new waters

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. … Continue reading

09. January 2008 by Neil
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Using wikis or blogs to manage knowledge in firms

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 … Continue reading

08. November 2007 by Neil
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Traditional partnership model being tossed aside

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 … Continue reading

07. November 2007 by Neil
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Bring in specialists to build niche practices

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 … Continue reading

06. November 2007 by Neil
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Variety and experience at mid-size firms

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 … Continue reading

06. November 2007 by Neil
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