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16 steps to creating a partnership path

bonuses: 12 questions to ask staff about the future. advancing from staff to senior to manager.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

“i think nothing is more important than what a firm does to create partners. i mean from day 1 of someone’s career. or maybe when a person is identified as a star. it’s critical what the firm does to nurture that person so that they become a partner someday.” – harry steindler, partner, michaelsilver (chicago)

more: nine ways to measure staff performance on the path to partner | three types of skills you need to become a partner | seventeen basic expectations of partners | nine ways to woo a prospective partner
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here is what the best firms do to create a path to partnership. these practices are not ranked strictly, but items at the top of the list are more common and effective than those toward the bottom. however, all the items are important.
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management

nine ways to measure staff performance on the path to partner

they may have skills, but are they the right ones?

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

there are many ways to measure the performance of staff on the path to making partner.

more: three types of skills you need to become a partner | six ways new partners differ from managers | sixteen duties of a partner | seventeen basic expectations of partners | the four essentials for every new partner | five people to keep out of partnership | nine ways to woo a prospective partner | tell potential partners what it takes
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as is my style, i will present far more measures than most firms actually use. but i doubt you’ll perceive any of the methods here as unimportant.

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three types of skills you need to become a partner

what is your firm doing to help staff develop these?

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

the old-school way of developing staff into partners was very simple:

staff are bountiful. those with the right stuff move up; we’ll move the others out and hire a new crop to replace them.
it’s up to the staff to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and make their mark. nobody showed us how to make partner. nobody held our hands.

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it’s up to the staff to tell us that they want to be partners. unless and until they show us this ambition, we won’t talk to them about becoming a partner.
bringing in business can’t be taught. you’re either born with it or you’re not.
and while we are on the subject of business development, we all know from experience that marketing must be done nights and weekends. clients are too busy during the day. and we need the days to get our billable hours in. so a partner must commit to working long hours, including nights and weekends, and be willing to sacrifice his or her personal life for the firm.

not much of a clear or easy path in those days, was there?
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six ways new partners differ from managers

business development is a determining factor for some firms.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

this is one of the grayest areas in bringing in new partners. it has perplexed cpa firms for decades.

more: sixteen duties of a partner | seventeen basic expectations of partners | the four essentials for every new partner | five people to keep out of partnership | nine ways to woo a prospective partner | tell potential partners what it takes
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here is the typical scenario. the firm has had one or more managers on board for 10 to 20 years. they have made their mark primarily with their technical skills, doing great work with clients, showing tremendous loyalty and work ethic. they generally lack business development and to a lesser extent, leadership skills, but they have become indispensable to the partners, who rely on them heavily to service their clients. the partners would have heartburn if these managers left the firm.
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sixteen duties of a partner

plus seven things that partners are entitled to … and 12 that they’re not.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

there are a number of realities that go along with being a partner in an accounting firm.

you’re an owner. as such, you get paid based on the firm’s earnings, not as an employee.

more: seventeen basic expectations of partners | the four essentials for every new partner | five people to keep out of partnership | nine ways to woo a prospective partner | tell potential partners what it takes
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you pay for your ownership. new owners in any business must pay money to acquire their ownership. at cpa firms, this is called a new partner buy-in. because cpa firms have a substantial street value, it’s reasonable that new partners should be required to purchase their interest in the firm.
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seventeen basic expectations of partners

develop staff, develop business, develop yourself.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

the following apocryphal vignette plays out at partner retreats on a regular basis: the partners brainstorm what is expected of partners at their firm. they have a spirited, productive discussion that results in a dozen items written on a flipchart.

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all of a sudden, one of the partners yells, “oh, no!” the startled partners ask him what’s wrong. he points at the flipchart: “none of us qualify!”

there is not one firm whose policy on what a partner is reads exactly like the list below. this is a collection of what i have seen at many great firms i have had the pleasure of working with.
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the four essentials for every new partner

bonus: a list of 28 core competencies. which matter to your firm?

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

we’ve all heard the names given to various generations of people over the past century. the lost generation. the greatest (wwii) generation. the silent generation. baby boomers. gen x. millennials. gen z. though i don’t know of any studies on this, i’m sure that every generation of cpa firm ownership has complained bitterly about the younger generation.

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baby boomers and gen xers love to complain that today’s staff don’t want to be partners. they cite this as a major reason why bringing in new partners is so difficult.
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five people to keep out of partnership

you’ll resent them later.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

many firms make the mistake of admitting to the partnership someone who will not be a strong contributing member of the group. they miss the signs that this person will be a bad fit.

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the following red flags may signal a potential future challenge in the partnership. consider whether your candidate
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nine ways to woo a prospective partner

plus counterarguments for those who say they don’t.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

partners have it great. if a staff person really gets a proper, thorough understanding of why it’s fantastic to become a partner in a cpa firm, there are almost no reasons for not wanting to be a partner. well, there are a few, but we’ll discuss them later in the post.

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the money. sorry, i probably shouldn’t have led with this one. i struggled with where to put it. if i put it first, you might think i’m saying that money is everything, but i certainly don’t feel that way. if i put it last, some might think it’s the least important, but that is not the case either. if i bury it in the middle, it might not get your attention.

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nine reasons to make someone a partner

signals, sparks and strategies.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

why would a cpa firm ever want to make someone a partner in the first place? why would it want to share profits with more people?

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the short answer is that it must be beneficial to both the firm and the new partner. a win-win, as the saying goes.
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tell potential partners what it takes

don’t forget to add what they could make.

by marc rosenberg
how to bring in new partners

accounting firms worldwide are dealing with an enormously difficult challenge today – one that has topped every firm’s list of critical issues since the turn of the century and will continue to be a high priority for years to come. the vast majority of firms struggle with it. failure to solve it causes hundreds of firms to merge out of existence every year.

more: what prospective partners should ask their firm | what new partners should know about buyouts | comp: what new partners don’t know
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the “it” is, of course, succession planning, with difficulties rooted in a perfect storm of causes: read more →

mergers & acquisitions

merging? protect your staff

if your people matter, show it.

by marc rosenberg
cpa firm mergers: your complete guide

when a cpa firm acquires or merges in a smaller firm, it is common for the seller’s staff to be employed by the buyer.

more: cherry-pick your merger partner | 34 steps to implement a merger | m&a: the six types of due diligence | why solo cpas need pcas | where mergers go wrong
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in this situation, there are two very important documents to be executed between the buyer and the seller’s staff:
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mergers & acquisitions

merger minded? go out on top!

it’s time to be realistic.

by marc rosenberg
cpa firm mergers: your complete guide

an aging seller who has no successors on staff has four possible exit strategies:

1. persist in eternally searching for smaller firms with bright young owners to merge in and eventually take over the firm. but ask yourself: why in the world would a young, successful firm want to merge with a firm that’s older than dirt? besides, every firm in the country wants to merge in a talented young firm. the competition is formidable.

more: cherry-pick your merger partner | 34 steps to implement a merger | where mergers go wrong | what your merger letter of intent needs | 61 things buyers should explore with sellers | thirteen ways to woo potential firm buyers | one times fees isn’t the only way
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2. continue the endless search for that young manager at a bigger firm who is disenchanted working at such a large firm and would jump at the opportunity to become a partner at your firm. ask yourself: why in the world would such a manager want to work for a small firm of old guys instead of joining a more vital, sophisticated firm with much more to offer?
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