{"id":66294,"date":"2019-09-22t12:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-22t16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=66294"},"modified":"2019-09-26t16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26t20:08:49","slug":"take-yodas-advice-on-strategic-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2019\/09\/22\/take-yodas-advice-on-strategic-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"take yoda’s advice on strategic planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=66294\"<\/a>seven questions to determine whether you’re ready.
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by marc rosenberg<\/i>
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the rosenberg practice management library<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cdo or do not \u2013 there is no \u2018try.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

those are the immortal words of one of my two favorite movie mentors, yoda from star wars. (mr. miyagi from \u201ckarate kid\u201d is a close second.)<\/p>\n

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yoda is giving young luke skywalker his jedi training and asks if he is ready. luke responds, \u201ci\u2019ll give it a try,\u201d prompting our beloved jedi master to utter his famous quote. when i come across this line, it makes me think of managing a cpa firm (ok, i\u2019m a little weird about these things!).<\/p>\n

over the years, many cpa firms have invited me to help them create a strategic plan. most of the time, i decline. why? because they don\u2019t have what it takes to be successful at it and i don\u2019t want to be associated with a consulting project that fails. the partner group needs to be in a position to do<\/strong> the strategic plan, not try<\/strong>.<\/em> to help me decide if they have the right stuff, i ask these questions: read more →<\/a><\/p>\n