Unlike other professional services firms, more than 86 percent of CPA firms have yet to integrate a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program into their organization. Moreover, less than 3 percent were using CRM solutions that were recently categorized as leaders … Continued
Mike Mares, CPA/ABV J.D., of Witt Mares CPAs, Newport News, Va., and long a leader of the profession has been hospitalized with an inoperable brain tumor. He is most widely known for expertise in taxation. But friends and colleagues know … Continued
Confidence Index jumps 5.7 points to 48.0.
What accountants need to know about performance reviews.
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by Rick Telberg
If you’re waiting for your next performance appraisal to see how you’re doing, it’s already too late.
It’s too late because if you don’t know, you’re already behind the curve. It’s too late because if you need to ask, your boss probably doesn’t want to tell you. And if your boss doesn’t want to tell you, then you probably won’t like what you hear. It’s too late because if your company or firm isn’t keeping you apprised, then it’s probably a company or firm that’s falling behind
the competition.
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 90 percent of HR professionals say their companies under-utilize or misuse performance appraisals. So if the annual performance review process at your accounting firm or finance department feels like a waste of time you’re probably right. But that doesn’t relieve you of the responsibility to know how you’re doing. It just it makes it more difficult. READ MORE →
The five steps to failure and three warning signs CPAs cannot ignore. How are CPAs handling the new economic realities? Join the survey; get the answers. by Rick Telberg At Large If there were only three financial metrics you needed … Continued
This sums it up, from an accountant, in new research I’m poring over today: “Management is great… cash management, budgeting, hiring, scheduling, etc. However, leadership is nonexistant. No vision, no communication, no partner retreats, no strategic plans, no marketing, no … Continued
Getting serious about new community-building strategies. The AICPA is looking for a social media specialist, according to a new job listing on CareerBuilder. Based on the ad, you can expect the AICPA to be building it’s social media presence geometrically … Continued