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when you’re weeding out, make sure you’re asking the right questions.
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by august aquila<\/em>
\ncreating the effective partnership<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

if your partners are putting up a fight to keep clients who should be let go, take a look at your compensation system. it’s not just about billable hours.<\/p>\n

more on leadership for <\/strong>pro members<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> 5 questions about your firm\u2019s direction<\/a> | 6 reasons to keep partners from retiring<\/a> | 6 reasons why cpa firms fail in innovation<\/a> | 6 steps to handle staffing problems in a merger<\/a> | 7 signs your firm is headed for an implosion<\/a> | eight key goal areas for partners<\/a> | like herding cats: partners must \u2018walk together\u2019<\/a> | managing partners must remember partners\u2019 needs<\/a> | new times call for new cpa firm metrics<\/a> | partners have love-hate relationship with leadership<\/a> | six tips for leaders in tax and accounting<\/a> | the 8-point financial tune-up for your accounting firm<\/a> | three ways to run a firm: but only one is sustainable<\/a> | what does being a partner mean?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

here are\u00a016 tweaks to your firm’s compensation system. while the list is not exhaustive, it does provide criteria that firms can consider beyond revenue. read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"aquila\"<\/a>
aquila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

when you’re weeding out, make sure you’re asking the right questions.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

by august aquila<\/em>
\ncreating the effective partnership<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

if your partners are putting up a fight to keep clients who should be let go, take a look at your compensation system. it’s not just about billable hours.<\/p>\n

more on leadership for <\/strong>pro members<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> 5 questions about your firm\u2019s direction<\/a> | 6 reasons to keep partners from retiring<\/a> | 6 reasons why cpa firms fail in innovation<\/a> | 6 steps to handle staffing problems in a merger<\/a> | 7 signs your firm is headed for an implosion<\/a> | eight key goal areas for partners<\/a> | like herding cats: partners must \u2018walk together\u2019<\/a> | managing partners must remember partners\u2019 needs<\/a> | new times call for new cpa firm metrics<\/a> | partners have love-hate relationship with leadership<\/a> | six tips for leaders in tax and accounting<\/a> | the 8-point financial tune-up for your accounting firm<\/a> | three ways to run a firm: but only one is sustainable<\/a> | what does being a partner mean?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

here are\u00a016 tweaks to your firm’s compensation system. while the list is not exhaustive, it does provide criteria that firms can consider beyond revenue. read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1331,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2374,3120],"tags":[700,2429,564,572,691,38,1416],"class_list":["post-42911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pay-compensation","category-pro-member-exclusive","tag-client-service","tag-earnings","tag-growth-strategy","tag-pay","tag-profitability","tag-salary","tag-wages","membership-content","access-restricted"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nit's not always about money: 16 tweaks for your comp system - 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