March 9, 2012
Professionals on the Move – March 9, 2012
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
March 7, 2012
A Look Inside the 2nd Annual Thought Leader Symposium
In mid-February, the second annual Thought Leader Symposium launched in Dallas at the Omni Mandalay with a focus on core issues affecting the profession. This group is comprised of seasoned professionals that live and breathe practice management, technology, and best practices everyday…so there’s definitely something to learn here.
March 3, 2012
Managing Partner 101 — Just What Exactly is the Job?
By Gary Adamson, CPA Most of us are thrust into the Managing Partner role in our firms with little or no training or coaching. Who teaches you to be an effective MP? How do you know if you’re performing well? Your partners won’t tell you. If you’re new to the job, do you just...…
March 2, 2012
Professionals on the Move – March 2, 2012
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
February 24, 2012
Professionals on the Move – February 24, 2012
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
February 20, 2012
Accounting Firm Wows Manhattan with Flash Mob
WithumSmith+Brown's second viral video, presented at their annual "State of the Firm" meeting shows this firm knows how to have fun and Party Rock.
February 17, 2012
Professionals on the Move – February 17, 2012
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
February 13, 2012
Life-Work Balance — Myth or Reality?
There’s one question that continues to linger in the profession: does life-work balance really exist? Or is it a myth? As I look back over my thirty-year career, I recall enjoying periods of life-work balance, while other times seemed like utter chaos. Like the popular 70’s song says, “To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is...…
February 8, 2012
Tools and Apps to Help Manage Your Travels
Traveling can be challenging, and even just planning your travels can be time-consuming and frustrating.
November 22, 2011
Building a Practice for the Future
Tax and accounting professionals who start their own firms from scratch face benefits and significant challenges. On the pro side, they have the opportunity to build the firm as they wish, from internal practices to staffing and management styles. Of course, there can be significant startup costs, and the firm starts with a client roster…
November 18, 2011
Chunkification, Zero Entry and Lego Mastery
While we all cherish the most trusted advisor status that accountants have earned, this status must be continually re-earned with clients. Ask yourself whether your clients want you to serve them or lead them to better success. I believe your clients desperately want you to lead them — and if you don’t, they may turn...…
November 4, 2011
Her Head in the Cloud
How a Tech-Savvy Accountant Waited for Technology to Catch Up to Her Vision. Some of the greatest ideas are imagined years before they can be accomplished. In 2002, a young professional accountant had the idea of providing virtual accounting services to clients.