For staff in accounting & advisory firms, what does best places to work mean? Here’s a list of some common criteria: • Work/life balance • Not a sweat shop • Strong training programs • Great benefits • Fair compensation • Trusting the people you work for • Caring…
It’s time for law firms to reconsider their basic operating model. The long-standing assumption of large and mid-size law firms has been that recruiting the top academic graduates from prestigious law schools is the way to build the strongest firms. Similarly, use of an up-or-out partnership model, which has served firms well for a…
The greying of Accounting & Advisory firms has arrived, and it’s leaving a large leadership shortfall. On a national level, the number of CPA partners over the age of 50 rose to 64% in 2015, bringing these firms to a tipping point. Older partners are working later into their careers, and younger partners are working…
In working on strategic planning for accounting & advisory firms, a key issue is always: moving forward, in which client industries should the firm invest? A quick glance at firms’ websites reveals that most firms are already largely organized by industry — sometimes exclusively. However, these organizational alignments were developed based on firms’ historical…
In many organizations, expectations have moved from “get it done soon” to “get it done now”. This type of environment can cause people to stop asking questions and move right to decision or action. Many times these decisions or actions lead to poor results. And, if questions are asked, many times they are the wrong…