Many firm owners are not too ambitious and do not want to grow.

An email from Withum managing partner and CEO Bill Hagaman offers a roadmap of how accountants are able to advance at the firm.

Public speaking is a serious responsibility and must be approached that way.

Knowing about the firm's services is important for staff growth, development, morale and discussions with clients.

Even in firms that want to grow, some partners do not.

Treat all your clients with the same respect.

Public accounting is a family friendly profession that allows staff to have a sensible work/life balance.

Many colleagues I talk to have as many or even more ideas than my partners and I had, but they are afraid of not succeeding with them, so they do not try.

Look for ideas, and looking is what yields the results.

I never had legacy staff but did have some legacy clients. This refers to staff and clients that I couldn’t fire or drop.