Comments on: Leveling the playing field http://numberinsights.com/2008/01/26/the-great-contradiction/ green is good Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:50:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Heidi Adkins http://numberinsights.com/2008/01/26/the-great-contradiction/#comment-56 Heidi Adkins Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:59:46 +0000 http://numberinsights.com/2008/01/26/the-great-contradiction/#comment-56 I think you must rethink your business model or you both the partners and the staff will be unhappy, if you are to survive in the accounting industry of today and the future. Staff retention is one of the top problems firms are having. The problem won't just go away or fix itself on its own. We have rethought our business model, and have rid of the billable hour and time sheets, and retention is the last thing we have had to worry about. We've grown so much since we've done that that we've outgrown our office space 2 years sooner than we thought! Our staff actually loves their careers and enjoys coming to work. But even more than that, they have a life. The office is nearly empty by 5:00 and the staff is on their way home to their families, or whatever they enjoy doing. The families are happier, the staff is happier, and the clients are happier. I really hope other firms open their eyes to these types of solutions. They only staff we have lost this past year, left because they have had to move out of state. We felt bad, because it's difficult to recommend and help them find other firms that could offer them the same. They are far and few between. I think you must rethink your business model or you both the partners and the staff will be unhappy, if you are to survive in the accounting industry of today and the future. Staff retention is one of the top problems firms are having. The problem won’t just go away or fix itself on its own.

We have rethought our business model, and have rid of the billable hour and time sheets, and retention is the last thing we have had to worry about. We’ve grown so much since we’ve done that that we’ve outgrown our office space 2 years sooner than we thought! Our staff actually loves their careers and enjoys coming to work. But even more than that, they have a life. The office is nearly empty by 5:00 and the staff is on their way home to their families, or whatever they enjoy doing. The families are happier, the staff is happier, and the clients are happier.

I really hope other firms open their eyes to these types of solutions. They only staff we have lost this past year, left because they have had to move out of state. We felt bad, because it’s difficult to recommend and help them find other firms that could offer them the same. They are far and few between.

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