Human capital

TOPICS / FIRM PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

May 30, 2017

How implementing value pricing can help your staff get more done

Value pricing can help staff get more done because billing by the hour can remove incentives to work efficiently.

May 22, 2017

What you need to know as Gen Z enters the workforce

The first members of Generation Z are graduating from college and entering the workforce. And it would be a big mistake to expect them to behave like Millennials.

May 15, 2017

How firms can help employees obtain their CPA license

This column offers tips on supporting employees through the exam process.

May 15, 2017

What makes workers stay

This column looks at the three main causes of turnover across industries.

May 1, 2017

How firms find skilled staff during a hiring boom

firms need to take different approaches to market themselves to attract CPAs.

May 1, 2017

Theresa Richardson, CPA

Theresa Richardson, CPA, is a partner and the chief talent officer at WithumSmith+Brown. As chief talent officer, she reports directly to the firm’s CEO and oversees all aspects of talent.

May 1, 2017

Rethinking retention

Retention expert Chason Hecht says employee retention requires tapping into employees’ need for connectedness, challenge, and fulfillment.

May 1, 2017

SoulCycle: An intentional focus on culture

Weekly staff meetings and town hall-style meetings allow employees in the corporate office in New York City to ask honest questions and get a response.

May 1, 2017

ESOPs help some CPA firms with retention, succession

Some profitable firms have found that employee stock ownership plans have helped them preserve their culture and provide stability.

May 1, 2017

GMLCPA: Cross-training

CEO and founder Gabrielle Luoma, CPA, CGMA, cross-trains her staff so they understand both their own and their co-workers’ roles.

May 1, 2017

BNA: A completely flat hierarchy

At first glance, you might take Rock Hill, S.C.-based CPA firm BNA for a tech startup.

May 1, 2017

Innovation showcase: CPA employers on the cutting edge

Completely virtual workplaces. Flat hierarchies. Employees who set their own hours. Vacation stipends. Silicon Valley? Not quite. Meet seven employers that have radically rethought the ways they relate to their CPAs and are reinventing the accounting workplace.

May 1, 2017

ClearPath Accountants: Transparent financials

Transparency and ownership are the bywords at Denver-area firm ClearPath Accountants.

May 1, 2017

High Rock Accounting: Vacation stipends

Would you like $1,000 to go on vacation this year? It’s yours at High Rock Accounting, but there’s a catch.

May 1, 2017

IntrapriseTechKnowlogies: Employees set their hours

Forty hours may be a standard work-week—but there’s no such thing as a “standard” CPA.

May 1, 2017

Q&A: Don’t believe these Millennial myths

Generational expert Jason Dorsey recommends ways employers can recruit (and keep) members of the often-misunderstood Millennial generation.

May 1, 2017

Frank, Rimerman and Co.: A coaching culture

At California firm Frank, Rimerman and Co., coaching permeates the entire culture.

April 17, 2017

How firms can overcome challenges and develop a diverse workforce

Recruiting a diverse workforce can be a challenge for CPA firms outside the Big Four, but it can be overcome with a commitment to building relationships.

April 10, 2017

6 leadership mistakes to avoid

When it comes to change, you need to lead, follow, or get out of the way.

April 3, 2017

It’s all relative: How CPAs navigate family businesses

CPAs should help a family business operate in a professional fashion.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

4 ways solo practitioners can stand out

Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.