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patrick j. mckenna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and four other hurdles today’s accounting firms must overcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by patrick j. mckenna<\/em>
\nprofessional services firm consultant and author<\/i><\/p>\n

many firms are in denial, and the few that aren\u2019t move very slowly.<\/p>\n

if your firm gets caught behind the curve, it wasn\u2019t because critical trends weren\u2019t visible; it was because they were ignored. the huge challenge remains that for too many firms, unless there is acute \u201cpain,\u201d there is little incentive to change. history proves that laggards only grab for the new once they are totally convinced the old doesn\u2019t work anymore.<\/p>\n

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adapted from the introduction to “how to engage partners in the firm’s future: <\/b>the secrets every leader needs to know<\/a>,”
\nby august j. aquila and robert j. lees<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

and the old doesn\u2019t work anymore!<\/p>\n

when does a firm\u2019s strategy change? usually only in response to a crisis or because of the initiative of a new managing partner. in many firms we have a generation of stewards rather than entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

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