Posts Tagged ‘Practice Management’
New App Aims to Keep Partners Accountable
If you’re like most CPA firms, you’ve had your fair share of partner accountability challenges. Luckily, industry experts, notable partners and developers have finally come together to lead change in this area with a new tool: the Partner Accountability App.
Here are some of the common issues this groundbreaking technology addresses:
Read MoreRosenberg & Rampe Reveal Magic Formula for Partner Compensation
Partner compensation is a challenge for many accounting firm leadership teams. The desire to balance rewarding performance, book of business, billable hours, and plain old seniority leads to conflict. Feelings of confusion arise when partners who are total jerks continue to out-earn their peers who have 20% higher realization and manage staff as if they’d been personally mentored by Adam Grant.
I’ve been fortunate enough to work closely with Marc Rosenberg for the past several years on partner compensation projects. Combining our…
Read MoreBringing Your Team Together During a Crisis
When things get stressful, communication is critical. Checking in on your team’s wellbeing can be a crucial part of growing together. Kristen Rampe joined the Ohio Society of CPA’s State of Business podcast to discuss ways accounting teams can come together during a crisis and what that can mean in the virtual workplace.
Read MoreHow to Take the Sting Out of Failure – and Dramatically Improve Team Performance
What is the secret of a high performing team in accounting? Is it bringing together CPAs who have deep technical expertise? Do you need a wide diversity of personalities or strengths? Or maybe just having a strong leader who controls the group carefully with a skilled hand?
Over two years, Google conducted a massive study on team performance to answer the question – what creates high performing teams?
Read MoreBoost Productivity by Creating a Strengths-based Culture at Your Firm
After helping several CPAs and firms with Strengths Programs, I’ve seen the impact it can have on individuals, workgroups and the firm as a whole. This is a culture-changer that results in better business outcomes.
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