What’s The ROI on Putting People First?
Wrong question. Right question: What’s the ROP?
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Topic: management
The Six-Step Roadmap for CPA Change Agents
… and the nine keys to successful change. by Nick Keseric www.mpscpa.com There are some pretty tough jobs out there. Sword swallower. Repairman at a nuclear plant. Dentist for alligators. But being a Change Agent could top the list. When you mention Change Agent, the term “Cultural Change” is usually close behind. Change Agents change the way things are being done on two fronts: 1. Structurally/organizationally within a business and 2. Change employee’s thinking, and how they do things.
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12 Steps to a Foolproof Merger
Good planning is key. by August Aquila Aquila Global Advisors The following steps are proven aids in helping your merger or acquisition go smoothly: 1. Define your reasons. Before you start down the M&A path, you need to define how it will help the firm fulfill its strategic vision. It is never a good idea to acquire or merge a firm just for the sake of doing so. If a merger or acquisition does not further your strategic vision, it probably is best to walk away from the opportunity, because it really isn’t an opportunity.
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Eight Strategies for Managing and Motivating ‘Challenging’ Employees
What you need to know before a confrontation. by Sandra Wiley Boomer Consulting Many of us know all too well past or current employees and co-workers we’d term “challenging.” Slackers, space cadets, power grabbers, loners, drama queens and kings, and challengers. We talked about them on CPA Trendlines here. To get the performance you want from the person, you must change the cycle that they have developed.
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Women Widen Jobs Lead over Men in Accounting Industry
No men need apply? Women have long outnumbered men in the accounting firm workforce, but a new CPA Trendlines analysis suggests that the latest recession widened the gap. Based on the latest data available, 584,300 of the people employed in accounting’s 920,500-person workforce are women. Only 336,200 are men, giving women an almost 2-to-1 advantage. A quick look at the chart shows women employment numbers rising sharply from 2004 to 2007, even as total employment fell or leveled off. Next question: Where are the women owners and leaders?
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The 10 Biggest Mistakes in Reading MAP Statistics
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Nailed It: HoganTaylor Takes on Corporate Structure
Randy Nail named CEO. In a restructuring designing for agile maneuvering and rapid growth, Tulsa, Okla. accounting firm HoganTaylor has reportedly named a new CEO, promoted a new tax practice leader and created a new board. The new structure, very different from that used in many accounting firms, mirrors the corporate structure found in most businesses. HoganTaylor is the largest public accounting firm in the Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas region with more than 160 employees and two offices in Tulsa, and offices in Oklahoma City and Fayetteville.
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