{"id":80878,"date":"2020-12-11t21:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-12t02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=80878"},"modified":"2021-08-12t17:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12t21:59:57","slug":"is-your-leadership-team-at-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2020\/12\/11\/is-your-leadership-team-at-the-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"is your leadership team at the edge?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>5 ways to evaluate them.<\/strong><\/p>\n by anthony zecca \u201cteamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. it is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.\u201d \u2013 andrew carnegie, industrialist<\/p>\n more on edge leadership: <\/b>assessing your firm<\/a> | the 4 traits of great cpa leaders<\/a> | why leaders must ensure clarity<\/a> | incremental vs. exceptional success<\/a> | do you lead or just manage?<\/a> | managing vs. leading<\/a> | is your leadership team at the edge?<\/a> | 6 leadership challenges through covid and beyond<\/a> | edge leaders share 7 strengths<\/a> | leadership must drive culture<\/a> | leading from the edge<\/a> the above quote by andrew carnegie really puts a fence around the key responsibilities of your leadership team:<\/p>\n the question for the firm\u2019s edge leader is, how do you assess the effectiveness of the leadership team you depend on? how do you assess whether the members of your leadership team are edge leaders or center leaders? there are a ton of articles relating to assessing leadership. i think most of them are way too extensive and end up diluting the ability to assess your team along some very key measures of effectiveness and leadership.<\/p>\n \u201cassessing team leaders is looking at how their teams are performing, how and what they are communicating to their team members and their commitment to their leadership responsibilities.\u201d \u2013 robert minkler jr., leader of anders cpas<\/p><\/blockquote>\n here are the measures i suggest you use to evaluate whether your leadership team reflects edge leadership that is aligned with your<\/strong> edge leadership:<\/p>\n the above measures will clearly allow the firm edge leader to assess how effective their leadership team is and answer the questions:<\/p>\n as the firm leader, your success is directly impacted by how well each member of your leadership team performs. your team needs to lead from the edge, share your vision, believe in your strategy and love the culture that you created. if they do, the team will have a positive impact on your leadership and on the firm\u2019s performance across all metrics that matter.<\/p>\n \u201cmy role is to set the tone at the top, set the narrative and then make sure that all the other leaders get their teams on the same page.\u201d \u2013 kevin o\u2019connell, leader of mgo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n you set the expectations. then it becomes mission-critical to communicate the important responsibility each team leader owns to drive their teams consistent with the long-term vision and culture of the firm. finally, it is so important for the firm edge leader to communicate clearly to the entire leadership team that in order for the firm to achieve the level of performance that reflects a standout, high-performing firm, they have to drive their teams to the level of a standout, high-performing team.<\/p>\n we addressed culture from the beginning. that was not by accident but rather my thinking and the thinking of all leaders i interviewed that it starts and ends with culture. edge leaders know that it is their actions, communications and leadership team that have the most direct impact on the firm\u2019s actual<\/strong> culture. the leadership team is the front line in terms of driving the culture throughout the firm and that is one of, if not the key reason why choosing each member of the leadership team is so critical to the success of the firm and the success of the firm leader. it is why assessing the leadership team to ensure constant alignment with the culture, vision and long-term strategy is one of the most critical responsibilities of the firm\u2019s edge leader.<\/p>\n \u201cyou give life to the culture through the people you have as leaders in the firm \u2013 they are the ones that bring it down throughout the firm.\u201d \u2013 kevin keane, leader of pkf o\u2019connor davies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n the success in driving culture is directly related to the cohesiveness of the leadership team operating as a team with a shared vision and commitment to how the firm should operate (its culture). central to their ability to drive culture is having the right talent throughout the firm. i don\u2019t think any leader, center or edge, would disagree with the idea that the firm\u2019s talent is so critical to the firm\u2019s ability to be successful. i think every leader would agree that the quality of the firm\u2019s talent is directly related to how effective the firm\u2019s leaders are in judging every team member\u2019s potential, coaching to help each team member achieve excellence and working hard to make sure the firm has the best talent at all levels.<\/p>\n \u201cat the end of the day, the firm with the best people wins.\u201d \u2013 steve mccarty, leader of uhy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n moving that concept up, <\/em>i would say that the firm with the best leaders wins.<\/strong> assessing the effectiveness of the leadership team is not a once-in-awhile exercise. it should be an annual process linked to the performance evaluation of each leader coupled with goal setting for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 5 ways to evaluate them.<\/strong>
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\nexcept in the smallest of firms, the firm leader has a group beneath him that forms the leadership team (practice leaders, marketing, finance, industry leaders, etc.). the leadership team could be structured along service lines (e.g., head of audit, head of tax, etc.), geography (e.g., regional managing partners, office managing partners) or some combination. the structure does not matter \u2013 the type of leader does.<\/p>\n\n
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