Posts Tagged ‘succession’
5 Reasons to Leverage & Delegate Client Contact
The word “succession” is used daily in our industry. Whether discussing it strategically at an executive level and what it means for partners, reading it in an industry publication, or talking to rising leaders – the issues and conversations around succession are front and center in many firms. And we need to have serious dialogue…
Read MoreAnytime, Anywhere Work™ Survey Says Measure Differently to Flex Time
In the recent IPA/ConvergenceCoaching Road to Retention survey, an astounding 60% of the over 723 young accounting professionals we surveyed said the element of work they least enjoy is the hours. As firms continue to move towards a flexible work environment, one of the biggest challenges is around this “time” paradigm. For instance, while 97%…
Read More5 Reasons to Leverage & Delegate Client Contact
The word “succession” is used daily in our industry. Whether discussing it strategically at an executive level and what it means for partners, reading it in an industry publication, or talking to rising leaders – the issues and conversations around succession are front and center in many firms. And we need to have serious dialogue…
Read MoreBuilding Your Bench for Succession – A Few Ideas to Help You
Thousands of firms are working through the succession and retirement of senior partners and deciding along the way whether or not they can pull it off internally and stay independent. The single most important factor for success is what we see when we look over our shoulder – is the bench of people there to…
Read MoreKeeping Your Team Members Connected, Engaged and Energized
A recent survey conducted by the AICPA showed one of the biggest concerns accounting firms are facing today is employee retention and engagement. This is no surprise and is endemic throughout the entire profession. As the economy takes a turn for the better, the rate at which team members are leaving their current employment or…
Read MoreWhat’s the Why?
As firms wrestle with Baby Boomer succession, the differences in attitudes, thinking and motivators between current and future leaders can sometimes be great. More often than not those differences or gaps are major contributors to the absence of future leaders who are on deck and ready to step into the shoes of the retiring partners.…
Read MoreA Simple Way to Dissolve the Gap
There is a fundamentally false assumption that’s responsible for the gap between current and emerging firm leaders. This gap limits what we can accomplish, makes things harder than necessary, and undermines the very quality of our lives. What is this false assumption? That the reality we experience is “the reality” when in fact it, is…
Read MoreSponsorship-Barrier to Exit for Talent
Jayne is a woman with ten years of experience in public accounting. She is certified and versatile in multiple areas of practice in which she might contribute now and in the future. She has deep community roots in the major metropolitan area in which she works and she has shown great promise in promoting the…
Read MoreBridging the Gap
Welcome to the 2015 blog series produced by the thought leaders that comprise the membership of the CPA Consultants’ Alliance (CPACA). This is the first of a series of 15 blogs that will be published by CPACA around the central theme of Bridging the Gap-Strengthening the Connection Between Current and Emerging Leaders. At our annual…
Read MoreFlexibility Blueprint That Works for the Organization (and the Individual!)
The perfect storm is upon us. Simply stated there is a talent war. Forces are coming together in a way we have never seen before. Some Baby Boomers believe this is similar to all the other talent wars they have seen, but research shows otherwise. 78 Million Baby Boomers retiring with less than 50 Million…
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