including: managing partner evaluation forms, parts 1 and 2.
by marc rosenberg
cpa firm management & governance
this is really an upward evaluation. like all upward evaluations, people evaluating the managing partner should be limited to those in a position to offer informed input. this means that at firms of fewer than 10 to 15 partners all the partners will probably want to participate. but once a firm gets beyond 10 to 15 partners, an increasing number of partners may not be in a position to respond to the evaluation factors listed in the form.
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firms with management or executive committees may wish to limit the evaluation to the partners on those committees.
once you have decided who will be allowed to participate in the evaluation, each partner should complete the evaluation forms.
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