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the right people in the right positions will help you stay out of the weeds.

by marc rosenberg
the role of the managing partner

 

to be a great managing partner, you need a great team – a team that keeps you focused and out of the weeds.

the managing partner position is a big job. the high-level ceo of a complex, growing, highly profitable organization such as a cpa firm must be able to focus on the most important parts of the job, none of which is easy.

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let’s drill down for a moment on the word “focus.” it means:

• having the time to do the job properly. for this to happen, managing partners must avoid (a) having too many client responsibilities, which would preclude them from making the firm their #1 client most of the time and (b) spending time on matters that can be delegated to others, such as the coo/firm administrator and department/team leaders.

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