Leadership
The Great Spin-off: How Firms Can Prepare for Advisory Spin-offs
With the news that both Ernst & Young and Deloitte are actively exploring spinning off their advisory businesses, the accounting industry stands on the edge of a seismic shake-up. In many ways, this marks a repeat of the past: from Arthur Andersen spinning off Accenture to Ernst & Young selling their consulting unit to Capgemini.…
Read MoreManaging Partner Bootcamp 2022-2023
Winding River Consulting is delighted to announce that our Managing Partner Bootcamp (MPB) is scheduled out with 2022-2023 cohorts. This marks an exciting opportunity for accounting professionals to benefit from specialized leadership development training custom-built for accounting practice leaders. Did you know that 68% of CEOs admit they were not fully prepared for the job?…
Read MoreWinning Ways: The Accounting Profession’s Only Conference on Practice Management
*Updated September 7, 2022: We are excited to announce our latest addition to the agenda, our panel on outsourcing. The panel titled “Finding an Outsourcing Partner to Enhance Your Capacity and Profitability” will be hosted by session sponsors Paro.io, SurePrep, and Trigger BPO. In partnership with Koltin Consulting, Winding River Consulting is excited to announce…
Read MoreIs Your Firm Achieving Digital Growth?
A look at your firm’s digital growth journey. Some accounting firms have committed to digital transformation, spending the last five, even 10 years adopting new technology and creating a digital-friendly environment. While firms like that exist and are arguably leading the market, many firms have barely even begun. The last two years catalyzed adoption of…
Read MoreMPB Creates Global, Organic Movement Revolutionizing Firm Leadership
Accounting firm leaders to learning to lead with head and heart in post-pandemic world CLEVELAND, OH — March 4, 2022 — For the majority of accounting firm managing partners, learning to lead is trial by fire. There is no organized classroom or detailed playbook with which to prepare. They just the hope that their experience…
Read MoreThe Business Discipline of Practice Growth: Behind the Accolades and Awards
My Conversation with Growth Guru Gale Crosley What does it take to be named a Most Recommended Consultant by INSIDE Public Accounting for 16 years, and one of the 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today for the past 15 years? To find out, I asked someone who’s done just that – Gale…
Read More3 Reasons Firms Don’t Invest in Leadership Development
Many firms don’t get ahead because they don’t prioritize leadership development. The current market climate for accounting, not to mention the pace of change in the industry, has a lot of managing partners carving a hard boundary line for new initiatives. Often placed in the extras category, is leadership development. This is a mistake. Investing…
Read MoreLeadership Training: the Problem isn’t “What,” it’s “Who”
Firms are making efforts to invest in leadership training programs which inevitably experience a low ROI. After the first few attempts, results-oriented leaders invariably give up, writing off the experience as a failed experiment. Sometimes, it is. But as someone who has dedicated the latter part of my career to leadership development, I would offer…
Read MoreStrategic Planning: How to Pass the Baton With Greater Success
Building and executing a long-term strategic plan is the cornerstone of success for every firm. And yet, managing partners often fail to set aside the time to do exactly that. The time partners spend working in the business simply doesn’t leave enough time to work on the business. This is an error that will catch…
Read MoreThe Power Players: The People Who Achieve Results in Digital Marketing for Accounting Firms
The business development landscape for accounting firms has experienced a dramatic change over the past year. With new strategies and techniques constantly emerging, the spotlight is now on digital channels and the people who achieve results in digital marketing for accounting firms. Success in this new digital age requires an entirely new set of skills:…
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