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three tough questions in partner buyouts

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when firm investment hits your own wallet.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

partner buyout plans can be difficult to navigate. we want to be fair to our partners, and we want to be treated fairly in return. in the process, differences of interpretation inevitably arise.

more: is mandatory retirement a best practice? | covid-19: how your firm can respond | 8 ways comp systems get partners to do what the firm needs | buyers name 20 big merger turnoffs | why governing by partner ownership is bound to fail
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here are three queries we’ve recently received you may find instructive:
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are executive performance reviews dangerous?

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people seated in board room in near silhouette… or would you rather maintain the status quo?

by steven e. sacks

just like the uncertainties surrounding a client loyalty assessment, so, too, do questions surround the performance of a managing partner. one of a firm’s board responsibilities concerns the development and implementation of an executive review process.

more: trust is a key organizational ingredient | new opportunities for a ‘new normal’ | is trust elusive? | working remotely shouldn’t mean feeling isolated | how engaged are your employees? | managing difficult personalities in the workplace | set your staff on the right course | the lost art of the interview
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if one is lacking, this indicates that there is no mechanism to collect timely and relevant performance metrics, which leads to the lack of hard and accurate data. this prevents honest feedback between the managing partner and the board.
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in these turbulent times, leaders must lead!

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www.g005e.comsix things you needed to start doing yesterday.

by allan koltin

in the face of this unprecedented global pandemic, leaders must lead! we need to fill our days with talking to our people, clients, and our families and engaging them in the reality of the situation while at the same time stressing the positive things going on.

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i was on a call this morning with a client and i was sharing how wonderful it was to have all three kids back home (they would have been studying abroad, at college, or going to high school) and how nice it was to have family dinners together again. i was also sharing the positives with the kids that their grandparents were healthy, safe, and getting calls from so many family members and how important this was to them. as i was walking the dogs this morning it occurred to me that i heard birds chirping and that i had been “so busy being busy” for the past four decades that beautiful sounds like this or the smell of the morning air were never on my mind. at a deeper level, and to equate it to a sporting event, i feel like the proverbial “scoreboard” has malfunctioned and there is now a new way to keep score, and it is becoming the new normal.

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reward partners for performing like partners

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piggy bank on scale with dollar signspartnership is no time to coast.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

any of you who started out as sole practitioners surely remember that it was you – no one else – who made your firm successful. you brought in the business. you did top-notch work and delivered it on time. you nurtured and grew your client relationships so they came back asking for more. when you hired staff, you who were responsible for keeping them busy and training them how to do the work.

more: merging in sellers: what you need to know | 8 ways comp systems get partners to do what the firm needs | buyers name 20 big merger turnoffs | why governing by partner ownership is bound to fail
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if you took days off from these activities, guess what? no one did it for you and your firm suffered as a result.
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merging in sellers: what you need to know

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businessman wearing glasses, suit and serious expressionbuyer beware. seriously.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

dramatic changes have swept the cpa firm merger market in the past few years. because of the avalanche of sellers in the market, as well as the changes in strategic direction many buyers are taking, buyers are being much more selective than in the past.

more: 8 ways comp systems get partners to do what the firm needs | 7 points of a well-crafted partner buyout agreement | take yoda’s advice on strategic planning | buyers name 20 big merger turnoffs | smart tech tips from top cpa firms | 15 amazing organizational tactics to manage a cpa firm | why governing by partner ownership is bound to fail
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this means that sellers who always thought that their fallback exit strategy was to sell to a larger firm may be in for a rude awakening.
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8 ways comp systems get partners to do what the firm needs

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stylized industrial 3d number 8is your firm’s message clear or cloaked?

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

years ago, a senior partner at a 12-partner firm retreat i was facilitating gave us all an “aha” moment: “a partner compensation system is just a way of allocating income among the partners. it’s not meant to be the primary way to manage a firm.”

more: 7 points of a well-crafted partner buyout agreement | take yoda’s advice on strategic planning | buyers name 20 big merger turnoffs | smart tech tips from top cpa firms | 15 amazing organizational tactics to manage a cpa firm | why governing by partner ownership is bound to fail | 6 ways to retain nextgen staff | how to develop a truly progressive nextgen culture | the top 5 concerns of great managing partners | partners: when to speak up and when to shut up
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there are two messages here, one obvious and one that is deeper.
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7 points of a well-crafted partner buyout agreement

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magnifying glass held over document with word "agreement" highlightedsuccession planning is a daily partner duty.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

cpa firm partner retirement/buyout plans have always created angst among partners.

more: take yoda’s advice on strategic planning | buyers name 20 big merger turnoffs | why governing by partner ownership is bound to fail | the top 5 concerns of great managing partners
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prospective and young partners often question the plans because they see themselves paying into some sort of ponzi scheme, wondering if their payday will ever come. the departure of impactful retiring partners seems to jeopardize the future viability and hence, value of the firm.
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mergers: what could go wrong?

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deal-breakers: culture, personalities, and values. (卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research)

m&a veterans cite culture, personalities, and values as top deal-breakers.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

why do firms merge? why do sellers want to sell, buyers to buy? what attracts them? what worries them? what can go wrong?

and how does that affect you?

the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 mergers & acquisitions survey, conducted in conjunction with capstone marketing, has some of the answers.

and who better to answer than practitioners who have been through the merger or acquisition process?

the survey, which delves into the attitudes and behaviors of the m&a phenomenon like no other study, is yielding a raft of surprising findings.
join the survey. get the results.

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the finance side of goals and compensation

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man counting $100 bills into three pilesremember the “one firm” concept is at the core of this discussion.

by tommye barie
the succession insitute

previously we reviewed the goal-setting process, including which person or group should orchestrate which parts of it. now we will conclude the discussion by walking through the financial side of assessing goal accomplishment and how it works when considering actual firm profits.

more: the partner comp battleground | if you don’t eat what you kill, what do you eat? | 3 ways to emphasize the one-firm concept | 8 steps for a successful change process | building competency on every level | change happens: how to master it.
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let’s start with some statistics from our latest succession planning survey, which we did in partnership with the aicpa’s pcps. the following tables show information regarding compensation systems, broken down by size of firm (by full-time equivalent [ftes] which includes everyone, from administrative to staff to partner): read more →

the partner comp battleground

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businesswoman holding giant dollar symbolwho decides and how, including setting and monitoring goals.

by tommye barie
the succession insitute

previously we reviewed the goal-setting process, introduced how the managing partner should orchestrate the partner goal-setting process and discussed why the goals should be based on normal expectations of any partner rather than on the exceptional performance of a specific partner. now let’s discuss who is in charge of what parts of the compensation-setting process and more.

more: if you don’t eat what you kill, what do you eat? | 3 ways to emphasize the one-firm concept | 8 steps for a successful change process | building competency on every level | change happens: how to master it.
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who’s in charge of what parts of compensation?

once the decision has been made to implement systemic changes to hold partners accountable to specific performance expectations rather just relying on everyone to put in a self-proclaimed “good day’s work,” the next battleground is how compensation is determined and who is responsible for which parts of the process.

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