{"id":54118,"date":"2018-03-28t09:45:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-28t13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=54118"},"modified":"2018-03-30t13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30t17:22:54","slug":"profitability-requires-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2018\/03\/28\/profitability-requires-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"profitability requires discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>19 basic principles to improve operations … but don’t treat them like “flavor of the month.”<\/strong><\/p>\n by domenick j. esposito<\/i> we all know that improving profitability on a sustained basis generally is a long-term play that requires significant planning, discipline, accountability, implementation and patience.<\/p>\n more on strategic planning: <\/b>the link between strategy and winning on value<\/a> | mine vs. yours vs. ours<\/a> | 22 things leaders must do<\/a> | 21 questions to help unlock accelerated growth<\/a> | quality work, quality service not the same thing<\/a> unfortunately, the senior partners at many small and mid-sized cpa firms do not possess all of these attributes and therefore are unable to make significant strides in their bottom-line distributions to their partners. while it\u2019s an uncomfortable scenario, it\u2019s reality and almost understandable as many small and midsized cpa firms are thinly managed and do not have the leadership that is necessary to change the inevitable path of merging up. \u201cin reading the lives of great men, i found that the first victory they won was over themselves \u2026 self-discipline with all of them came first.\u201d \u2013 harry s. truman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n here are the basic principles to improve operations:<\/p>\n implementing these principles does not require brain surgery or dealing with complex longer-term strategies. nevertheless, we have found that many small and midsized cpa firms cannot implement many, if not most, of them on a sustained basis. and again, we believe that it comes down to a lack of organizational discipline.<\/p>\n we have found that many firms pick and choose a number of these principles and treat them as the flavors of the month. emphasis is pushed through their firms for one or two months and profitability improves.<\/p>\n that\u2019s the good news. now the bad news. after one or two months of c-suite muscle, management\u2019s attention wanes and the foot is taken off the gas pedal. slowly people get the impression that leadership no longer is interested in the initiative. if leadership isn\u2019t looking, many professionals will go back to their bad or ineffective habits. it\u2019s human nature.<\/p>\n these basic operating principles are tried and true tools to improved profitability. we believe they can be viewed as low-hanging fruit. they work.<\/p>\n if your firm does nothing else coming out of the tax season, we encourage you to take our list of basic principles, prioritize it for your firm and start driving the most impactful through your operation with persistency and consistency. the key to improved profitability is organizational discipline and determined leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 19 basic principles to improve operations … but don’t treat them like “flavor of the month.”<\/strong>
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\nwhile improving long term profitability is a complex challenge, there are several basic principles that have the potential for significant operational improvements. once applied, many small and midsized firms incrementally move the needle on the bottom line. nevertheless, we have found that even these basic principles, tried and true, aren\u2019t consistently used at many small and midsized cpa firms because of a lack of organizational discipline.<\/p>\n\n
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