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new survey launched: success strategies in staff retention

how do you keep good people in a tough economy? join the survey. get the results.

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  • the hiring outlook for cpas.
  • where the new jobs are and where the cuts are coming.
  • staffer morale and job satisfaction.
  • which employee retention strategies are really working today.
  • what’s the best career advice for the recession.

thank you very much, if you’ve joined us in the past for the “leaders and laggards: the seven keys to successful cpa firm management” research series. as promised, the results are now available to you here: free download, (pdf, 11 pages).

to all finance and accounting professionals — owners, partners, staffers and managers — you’re now invited to join the next survey in the research series: “staff retention strategies: job satisfaction and development.” click here to get started: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey/survey.zgi?p=web228p4g9ty3t

as always, you’ll get the results as our “thank you.”

thank you for joining us in the past, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in these interesting and changing times.

sincerely,
rick telberg

2 responses to “new survey launched: success strategies in staff retention”

  1. rick t

    harley,

    thanks for the question. stay tuned, because i think we will, indeed, find a disconnect between staffers and managers/partners. it’ll be interesting to find out how wide the divide is and exactly where in the mix it shows up.

    cheers!
    — rick

  2. harley sherman

    rick,

    i wanted to comment futher on the job satisfaction survey that was sent recently.

    it seems to me that every time a survey such as this is sent out (assuming it was sent to management and the employees) there is a disconnect between the responses of management and employees. it would be interesting to see what management values, what management thinks employees value, what employees value and what employees think management values.

    in addition to the questions i think should be asked (i put those in the survey, but anonomously), i think there needs to be questions related to the employees value to the company. that is, “do you feel the firm values you?” it would also be interesting to know if the firm shares its financial data or other relevant data with employees. often, it seems management says, “we are doing better/worse than last year.”

    going back to the survey, some of the questions focused on appreciation (bonus, raise, a frim handshake and a pat on the back). it might be worthwhile to ask what types of incentives does the firm offer and how effective are these.