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Amanda Lilley, CPA, SHRM-CP, PHRWhile Justin Bieber had a hit singing about one less lonely girl, this blog will give you insights into being one less lonely firm by bulletproofing your onboarding (yes-to-desk) experience, so that prospective candidates and new employees feel warm and welcome and your administrative burden is eased. First, I want to clarify the difference between…
Matt RampeThe staffing crisis was the number one strategic issue this year for my clients. Many partners echoed similar comments: “Our staff have no work ethic.” “When they work remotely, the productivity goes down.” “Staff just don’t want to work the hours we need – even during busy season.” “I feel like I’m walking on egg…
Marc Rosenberg, CPAThe trigger for this blog is how CPA firms can resolve—or at least lessen—the dire shortage of staff in our profession, thereby easing the frustration that firms are experiencing by not having enough people to get the work out. In our blog “What CPA Firms Can Do to Ease the Staff Shortage,” posted Sept. 12,…
Kristen Rampe, CPAAccounting Today recently released its ranking of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting. This award lists the thought leaders and change-makers who are shaping the profession. Marc Rosenberg, CPA, and I were named among the Top 100 list this year. Accounting Today editors cited these reasons: Kristen: “Under Rampe’s leadership, Rosenberg Associates has expanded its reach…
Well-intentioned and passionate partners have a lot to say about matters at your CPA firm. Often, these contributions are critical to leadership and strategic direction. Your firm wouldn’t be where it is today without hearing the perspectives from those who lead and run your practice. And, sometimes, your partners get stuck on a less important…
I had lunch recently with the managing partner of a long-time client. His firm’s revenue is $15M with nine partners. The firm is in its second generation and is very successful: equity partner income averages $750,000. The MP himself earned a tad over $1M. We discussed many things. But we focused mostly on the dire…
QUESTION FROM A READER: Should the managing partner be a permanent position or rotated among partners? ROSENBERG RESPONSE: Important first question Current and future MPs need to ask themselves if they will commit to being a permanent MP (assuming the other partners are okay with this). There are lots of positives to this. Leaders like…
When I wrote this post on LinkedIn in September, I had no idea it would get over 300,000 views, 1,800 reactions, 132 comments, and 103 reposts! Clearly, it hit a nerve. Here is the original post, and what I learned from the 132 comments. Here are the major themes from the LinkedIn post comments…
The Rosenberg Survey is compiled by The Growth Partnership. Charles Hylan, a partner at TGP, heads up their survey team. This is the 25th year of the survey, which reports on 2022 data. As always, “partner” means equity partners only. Percentage increases or decreases are based on data only for firms over $2M in revenue….
Well-designed staff compensation programs can be a huge asset for any CPA firm looking to retain top talent. That’s you, obviously. But what should you do? What should you change? Below, we share results and analysis of our recent poll on staff bonus programs and ideas for how you might update yours. We asked respondents…
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