{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F80a28f12-64cf-4146-a3ba-d3dc27162ba0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"People Development Tips for Growing Accounting Firms","description":"Episode 20. In today's episode, Rob Brown interviews Bill Reeb and Tommye Barie on \"People Development Tips for Growing Accounting Firms.\"\n\nTommye Barie is a recently retired partner of one of the 100 largest full-service accounting and consulting firms in the US. Her thought leadership on culture, strategy and innovation led to Tommye being recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the accounting profession, as published in Accounting Today.\n\nShe is a past Chair of the Board of the American Institute of CPAs and is actively involved in the international accounting profession. She currently represents the United States as a board member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). The IFAC is a global organization supporting the development of and promoting the adoption and implementation of high-quality international standards.\n\nBill Reeb is a CPA and has been consulting for three decades in the areas of strategy, leadership and change management. He d became a CPA in 1986. An award-winning public speaker, Bill and his partner, Dom Cingoranelli, have co-authored Securing the Future: Building Your Firm\u2019s Succession Plan and Securing the Future: Implementing Your Firm\u2019s Succession Plan.\n\nBill is past Chair of the Board of the AICPA, is a current and past member of the Board of Directors and Council, and past Commissioner on the National Accreditation Commission. He also serves as an advisory board member to several organizations, including CPAFMA.\n\nAccounting Today has recognized his efforts by listing him as one of the Top 100 Most Influential CPAs. CPA Magazine has named him as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners, and Inside Public Accounting has listed him as one of the top 10 most recommended CPA firm consultants.\n\nKey takeaways from this episode include:\n\n\u27a4 Proof that accountants are actually 'people people' and why accountants are actually NOT unique in what they do\n\n\u27a4 The problem of accountability in professional firms and the importance of knowing who your real boss is\n\n\u27a4 The biggest shortcoming in professional firms of any size\n\n\u27a4 The vital role of competences for people development in accounting firms\n\n\u27a4 The problem caused by accounting fee-earners being technically strong or soft skills strong, but not both\n\n\u27a4 What will happen to those accountants who are not willing or able to be coached or developed in their firm\n\n\u27a4 Why people's goals should be tied to performance in an accounting firm\n\n\u27a4 The big reason most accountants don't know how to manage people\n\n\u27a4 The 5 core skills that modern day accountants need to be successful\n\n\u27a4 What gets 70% of accountants promoted and what makes 80% of them fail\n\n\u27a4 The role of culture in developing a coaching, development mentality in accounting firms\n\n\u27a4 The one thing that makes you money in your accounting role\n\n\u27a4 Why 'not having the time' is a bad excuse for professionals who avoid doing what needs doing in a firm\n\n\u27a4 The difference between subjective and objective goals for accounting professionals\n\n\u27a4 What leaders in professional firms are really responsible for\n\n\u27a4 Exactly what accountability means when leading and managing your people\n\n\u27a4 Why self motivation doesn't work in professional firms who want to grow\n\n\u27a4 What makes performance evaluations or development reviews fail in professional service firms\n\n\u27a4 The biggest challenge growing accounting firms face in developing their people\n\n\u27a4 The two main areas that require investment in the future for accounting firms to succeed\n\n\u27a4 Why technology is now a key component of the accounting qualification, at least in the US\n\n\u27a4 Why accountants must move from the data and information space to the knowledge and decision space\n\n\u27a4 Why the accounting profession is the greatest there is\n\n\u27a4 What causes complacency and lack of change in accounting firms\n\nTommye has always placed importance on leveraging her leadership skills and experiences to influence the lives of young professionals. Throughout her...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2c984e49-ad6d-421b-bce4-a0f190ade16a/_lnxzoKCcBRCmnXuhk9t6GEu.jpg"}