Employee retention

Outdated definitions of the profession are driving away future generations.

The leaders of the profession share what’s keeping them up at night.

What's the best way to evaluate the performance of your firm's employees?

What the profession’s younger members want from meetings.

The problems start with retiring partners, and go on from there.

The annual list recognizes the 100 top workplaces in the profession.

I have long advocated hiring entry-level people rather than those with two or three years’ experience.

Much has been written about employee retention at public accounting firms. Employee connectivity to the business, or “employee engagement,” is a key factor in employee retention and firm growth.

The window for participating in Accounting Today and Best Companies Group's annual ranking closes on Monday, May 15.

When CPA firm leaders are in discussions to merge with another firm, the conversation at some point turns to the importance of staff retention and engagement over the short and long term.

Many firm leaders do not truly appreciate that CPA firms are in the business of public accounting and consulting to generate handsome profits and an attractive ROI for the equity partner group.

Many firms fire staff after tax season. The reason being that they feel they needed to get through tax season and those who are not good are let go as soon as practical. I did it differently.

From getting stronger at soft skills to really feeling the feedback -- solutions to real-life problems at accounting firms (text version).

From getting stronger at soft skills to really feeling the feedback -- solutions to real-life problems at accounting firms.