2014 roundtable: the shape of things to come

…allan koltin: the gloves are off gale crosley:no shortcuts to sustainable growth sam allred: re-recruiting top talent without regard to ‘parity’ rita keller: firms that ‘get’ women stand to win…

three secrets to easy billings

…who to refer it to inside your firm? if you answered “no” or even “maybe” to one question, you have work to do… and opportunities to seize. h/t rita keller

who’s that with rita keller?

rita keller with elvis yesterday, in “the three ms of success for cpa firms,” i wrote about business icon herb kelleher’s reputation for chain-smoking, wild turkey whiskey and his “dressing…

three ms of success for cpa firms

what rita keller teaches us from southwest airlines’ legendary founder.

by rick telberg

it’s been a rollercoaster ride in the past few years, with firms at first drowning in work, followed by a crippling staff shortage, then a market crash and belt-tightening, then re-expansion with a broadly profitable busy season. so a few weeks of peace and quiet this summer could seem appealing to staff and management alike.

but management guru rita keller is here to tell you that you can’t afford much rest. “there’s work to do,” she says about cleaning up rusty and outmoded cpa firm management practices. keller has a message for firms to focus on marketing, mentoring and managing — the three ms.

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cpa click: what accountants are reading

…the lifeline of firm success http://ow.ly/16kzb6 rita keller: cpa managers need to really manage http://ow.ly/16lweu netsuite to launch as first cloud computing erp suite for google apps marketplace http://ow.ly/16osfk ….