Five People to Keep Out of Partnership

You’ll resent them later.

By Marc Rosenberg
How to Bring in New Partners

Many firms make the mistake of admitting to the partnership someone who will not be a strong contributing member of the group. They miss the signs that this person will be a bad fit.

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The following red flags may signal a potential future challenge in the partnership. Consider whether your candidate

Posted on January 5, 2023

Marc Rosenberg

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Marc Rosenberg, CPA, is a nationally known consultant, author and speaker on CPA firm management, strategy, and partner issues.

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President of his own Chicago-based consulting firm, The Rosenberg Associates, he is founder of the most authoritative annual survey of mid-sized CPA firm performance statistics in the country, The Rosenberg Survey. He has consulted with hundreds of firms throughout his 20+ year consulting career. Accounting Today has acknowledged Marc Rosenberg as one of Top 100 Most Influential People in the CPA profession for the past 11 consecutive years and INSIDE Public Accounting has repeatedly recognized him as one of the Ten Most Recommended CPA Firm Consultants.

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