Beyond the days of the giants : solving the crisis of growth and succession in today's CPA firms / Paul D. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Paul D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting firms--United States.

Accounting firms.

Accountants--United States.

Accountants.

Executive succession--United States.

Executive succession.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2014.

Summary:

The Days of the GiantsThe Giants' LamentsValue CreationCommitmentProfit Management by TraditionHope for the Return of the Business CycleFind Forms of Less Expensive LaborFind New Ancillary ServicesDecide to MergeThe Keys or the Car? Giants and DinosaursGlory DaysThe Extinction of the FindersThe Minders Follow the FindersEnron and WorldComThe Great RecessionAnd, Last, the GrindersOpportunity and Security DivergeThe Clinical Analogy Clash of the TitansFlavor of the MonthI'll Be the Judge of That! Me and My KneeThe Customer Is Always...ResponsibleClient Choices: The Value of Doing LessOn to Commitment Number Three Creating Missionary ResolveLots to Do, Little to AccomplishThe Disappearing DepartmentThe Merger of Value Creation and SuccessionIt's Not My Problem! But We're Tired!Where Do We Start?The Simple CaseCooperating Specialists The Efficiency EquationSave Money-Live BetterGrowth, Stagnation, or Contraction? Building Your Efficiency NumeratorThe Dreaded Fee DiscussionPainting the PictureA Serious Value-Creation ProblemBut Did We Win the War?Oh, and by the WayYou're Not Alone Succession Is Everyone's CrisisThe Minder's LamentThe Merger of Value and SuccessionTwo Birds with One StoneHappy Retirement!One or the Other?One, the Other, or Both?Good, Better, BestMourning the Minders' DemiseFrom Theory to Practice Entrepreneurialism by DesignThink Big, Sort OfOur Value-Management ModelWho's Carrying Whose Water?With or without Mayo?To Merge or Not to Merge Build Your Own Mayo ClinicFrom Giants to Standards of CareAlgorithmsPeopleProcessesStatus and ProfessionalismWe the PractitionersThe Journey so FarThe Decision EnginesUniformity vs. LinearitySo Where Do We Start?AssessmentLearn by DoingDeja Vu, RevisitedSpecialty CompetenceSpecialty IntegrationLabor Leverage FactorValue-Management IndexReferral to NowhereThe New MindersMelancon's Undiscovered General

PractitionerThe Lineage of the GiantsExit the FindersExit the MindersSo Now What?Your Primary-Care TeamsA Simple MeasureCross-Organizational TeamsThe VMI Challenge-Relationships or Evidence?So What Now?BibliographyIndex.

Contents:

Front Cover

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

About the Author

Chapter 1: The Days of the Giants

Chapter 2: Giants and Dinosaurs

Chapter 3: Clash of the Titans

Chapter 4: Creating Missionary Resolve

Chapter 5: The Efficiency Equation

Chapter 6: Building Your Efficiency Numerator

Chapter 7: Succession Is Everyone's Crisis

Chapter 8: Entrepreneurialism by Design

Chapter 9: Build Your Own Mayo Clinic

Chapter 10: The Decision Engines

Chapter 11: The New Minders

Chapter 12: Your Primary-Care Teams

Bibliography

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781040082256

1040082254

9780429255502

0429255500

9781138426191

1138426199

9781482203578

148220357X

OCLC:

1080585828