how common management pitfalls hurt firms and employees.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute
how do attitudes, misconceptions and bad habits get in the way of our learning to be better managers?
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here are five common attitudes, practices and perceptions we find:
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plus how to handle partners who want to opt out.
by marc rosenberg
retirements & buyouts
how do mergers impact a firm’s partner retirement plan?
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make provisions, or state partnership laws may do it for you.
by marc rosenberg
retirements & buyouts
twenty to thirty percent of all accounting firm partnership agreements have no provision for goodwill-based retirement payments to partners departing due to death, disability, retirement or withdrawal.
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they’re in for a rude surprise. read more →
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is your firm guilty of any of these?
by marc rosenberg
mistakes abound in partner retirement plans. here are the top 10 we see:
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apply this test to your firm’s succession plan.
by marc rosenberg
retirements & buyouts
most multi-partner cpa firms have partner buyout plans that enable partners who leave the firm via retirement, death, disability or withdrawal to redeem their share of the firm’s value.
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over the last 10-20 years, retirement plans have come under more scrutiny as younger partners question whether departing partners are worth the payments due them and whether the firm can afford those payments. staff with near-term partner potential also question whether to commit themselves to making these payments. both of these groups fear that the firm will not be able to survive the retirement of dynamic, rainmaking partners who have tight relationships with their clients.