{"id":69061,"date":"2019-12-15t14:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-15t19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=69061"},"modified":"2019-12-16t12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16t17:21:38","slug":"why-you-have-to-kill-the-old-paradigms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2019\/12\/15\/why-you-have-to-kill-the-old-paradigms\/","title":{"rendered":"the seven new realities accountants can’t ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>why you must kill the old paradigms. by marc rosenberg<\/i> \u201cas long as the roots are not severed, all is well. and all will <\/em>be well in the garden.\u201d<\/p>\n more: <\/b>are you ready for the great disruption?<\/a> that great line is from the 1979 movie \u201cbeing there,\u201d starring peter sellers as the simple-minded chance the gardener, whose unpretentious dialog is misinterpreted by titans of government and industry as being extraordinarily prescient.<\/p>\n but this line is a perfect way to begin talking about cpa firm marketing and growth. the \u201croots\u201d of revenue growth are these: essential terms these terms are mercilessly and exasperatingly misused throughout the cpa profession. they are often mistakenly used interchangeably. understanding these terms is critical.<\/p>\n to paraphrase chance the gardener, if we embrace these basic truths about practice development, firm growth will be good, and all will be well at the firm.<\/p>\n today\u2019s public accountant operates in a highly competitive environment that is increasingly entrepreneurial. there is little doubt your best clients are your competitor\u2019s top prospects, and those competitors are actively trying to sow seeds of discontent among your most important relationships.<\/p>\n to survive this competitive cauldron, cpa firms must focus on achieving sustainable, profitable growth. only then can they resist the fee pressures applied by low-cost providers and the aggressive marketing of other cpa firms.<\/p>\n the accounting business is a long-standing profession often characterized as conservative and resistant to change. many things are still done the same way they have always been done and firms have historically enjoyed a great deal of success adhering to this paradigm but<\/strong> the cpa industry is changing the paradigm. firms that choose to stay the same may eventually be left behind.<\/p>\n here are five cpa firm paradigms that have existed for a long time but no longer apply:<\/p>\n take a hard look at these outdated paradigms. how does your firm stack up? if your firm hasn\u2019t moved away from them yet, now would be a good time to start.<\/p>\n while members of your firm may be technically excellent, the skills needed to be a great accountant are not necessarily the same skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur. great leaders recognize when they have a skill gap that hinders their performance, and they actively seek out ways to close the gap.<\/p>\n cpas are also constrained by time. if you consider how much of your time is consumed by billable work \u2013 working in<\/strong> the business \u2013 you quickly realize that there isn\u2019t enough time to actually work on<\/em> the business, doing the things necessary to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n here is a look at the skill gap:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n now let\u2019s look at the availability gap (we call this aq, availability quotient):<\/p>\n so the challenge is to deal with sag! great firms are made up of people with the discipline to maximize their aq hours and use them to do the things that are truly the highest and best use of their time \u2013 the things that allow firm and individual goals to be achieved.<\/p>\n permit us to make a fine point here: it would be difficult to challenge the notion that growth is a critical element to any firm\u2019s success. as accountants, we get the math. but the key is to drill down and really understand in depth the ways your firm can really<\/strong> benefit from revenue growth. we wonder how many partners fully appreciate each of these benefits.<\/p>\n here they are:<\/p>\n earlier we said that bringing in business does not come easily for most accountants. but think about the advantages that cpas have (data from aicpa insights, 2015 independent research, 5\/10\/16):<\/p>\n to paraphrase a line from alec baldwin\u2019s unforgettable cameo in the movie \u201cglengarry glen ross,\u201d \u201cthe opportunities are there, just waiting for you to pluck them off a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n drilling down, here\u2019s what clients want from their cpa:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\npractice development = marketing + business development (sales)<\/h5>\n
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the current landscape<\/h3>\n
old paradigms die hard<\/h3>\n
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the skill and availability gap (sag)<\/h3>\n
\npretty scary, isn\u2019t it? only 10.5 hours a week are available for critically important partner duties such as business development, staff mentoring and firm management. it would be hard to deny that the biggest obstacle to the effectiveness of a partner is time.<\/p>\nhow cpa firms benefit from revenue growth<\/h3>\n
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what clients want<\/h3>\n
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