How Firm Decisions Get Made

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BONUS: A voting decision grid.

By Marc Rosenberg
The Rosenberg Practice Management Library

“The force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi

There are a number of alternative approaches that firms use to make decisions.

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1. Decision-making authority of the managing partner or executive committee (EC) granted by the partnership. The gold standard for the effective management of any organization is to establish a leader (president, executive director, managing partner, etc.) and bestow the position with sufficient decision-making authority, as contained in the organization’s operating charter or agreement, to manage the entity. This is the best practice for CPA firms’ decision-making.