leadership
seven strategy questions: a simple approach for better execution
get it right or get “a guaranteed recipe for under-performance.” finance and accounting leaders can’t develop and execute effective strategy without first gathering the right information, says harvard business school professor robert simons, a canadian chartered accountant. in his … continued
career-minded cpas say the profession lacks good role models
the missing ingredient in staff success: mentors most women in accounting and finance are less than satisfied with their careers and only 19 percent believe they are equally compensated. furthermore, the survey released by mergis group reveals a crying need … continued
m&a trend: from ‘manic’ to ‘panic’
the pace will only accelerate. by rick telberg if you thought the pace of shakeout and consolidation among accounting firms couldn’t get any more frenzied, then just wait ’til next year. when all the deals are tallied, the year could … continued
‘leaner, meaner’ cpa firms beat the recession
but can they cut any further? despite little or no growth, profits at some 80% of u.s. cpa firms are coming through the recession relatively unscathed thanks largely to early and aggressive cost-cutting, according to the 2010 national management of … continued