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15 essential skills for managing partners

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blank organizational chartwhere do you spend your time? when is something “good enough”?

by marc rosenberg
the role of the managing partner

marie kondo is the bestselling author of “the life-changing magic of tidying up.” as a lifelong businessperson who came out of the womb highly organized, i enjoy practicing her methods, but i know they are elusive to many people.

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this article is my version of how business people, especially cpas, can learn to increase their efficiency and productivity by being better organized. beware: as with all self-improvement initiatives, you must start with the right attitude. you must truly want to be an organized person, not just say it or think it. then and only then can you be successful at tidying up.
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critical pieces of your new-partner agreement

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businessman signing document as another looks onfirms: have you addressed all these items? be ready.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

what is a partner agreement?

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according to nolo.com, “a partner agreement spells out the rights and responsibilities of the firm’s owners. without one, firms will be ill-equipped to settle or avoid conflicts because if certain key passages are missing or written improperly, the courts will intervene in ways that the partners may not like.  a partner agreement allows the firm’s partners to structure their business relationships with each other in ways that suit their desires, needs, and preferences.”
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what new partners should know about buyouts

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man's hands on pile of moneybonus: 28 main provisions.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

this article summarizes key points that new partners should know about cpa firm partner buyout plans. if you want greater detail, you’re in luck. we devoted an entire book to the subject, cpa firm partner retirement/buyout plans.

more: comp: what new partners don’t know | making partner: 15 steps to the buy-in | drive your profits with only four metrics | how to create a path to partner
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one of the benefits that new partners receive in exchange for their buy-in is that they will receive a buyout when they retire. this amount can be in excess of a million dollars at many firms. receiving a retirement buyout is one of the major reasons becoming a partner is so lucrative.
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the 14 trends crushing today’s accountants

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business hand holding hot chart in crystal ballplus: nine fatal flaws in the accounting firm business model.

by marc rosenberg
the role of the managing partner

one purpose of strategic planning is to address trends taking place in the profession to ensure that the firm isn’t caught flat-footed when major changes or opportunities present themselves.

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believe it or not, most of these trends have not changed much over the past decade or so. and the global pandemic only served to disrupt the status quo and accelerate long-standing trends.
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13 traits of the best managing partners

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senior businessman with his team at officethat smile, that teamwork? genuine.

by marc rosenberg
the role of the managing partner

i have worked with over a thousand cpa firms during my 20-plus years of consulting. i’ve worked closely with hundreds of them. the 80/20 pareto principle certainly applies here: 20 percent shine brightly and are worthy of adulation. (managing partners, please, please, don’t call me to ask if you are in the 20 percent or the 80 percent group. i’ll plead the fifth!)

more: top issues for millennial managing partners | 44 hard-earned tips from new managing partners | how to enforce the partner agreement | the 9 biggest merger pitfalls | 10 ways to hold partners accountable | make sure partners focus on two things
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today, i’ll share with you the traits of those managing partners who, in my opinion, were the best.
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comp: what new partners don’t know

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businessman sitting on scales with stack of coins in other traybest practices: top firms use these seven systems for allocating income.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

it would take a book much longer than this post to properly explain the finer points of partner compensation, especially how each of the major compensation systems works.

(oh, did i forget? we wrote such a book, cpa firm partner compensation: the art and science.)

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as is the case with all of my lists, no one firm incorporates all of these practices in its partner compensation policy.

but i have observed all of the practices below in one or more of the best firms i’ve worked with over 20 years.
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