January 2008 Boomer Bulletin
Welcome to the New Year! This month L. Gary Boomer offers his thoughts on how your firm can do more with less utilizing technology in 2008. Sandra Wiley presents a proven process to select your next employee, while Ken McCall considers the potential impact learning can make for you firm. Meanwhile, Jim Boomer shows why firm leadership's involvement in learning is essential. Thanks again for partnering with us again this year. Happy reading!
Doing More With Less
January 9 | L. Gary Boomer, CPA, CITP, CEO
For many years affordable labor was a firm’s greatest resource. That has changed, and firms must look at ways to do more with less while increasing profitability. Some believe the answer is working harder and raising rates. But those are short-term solutions to long-term problems. Doesn’t it make more sense to re-commit to technology and increase leverage and margins?
How To Hire The Right Person For The Right Job
January 9 | Sandra Wiley, COO, Senior Consultant
Hiring a new employee is among the most stressful duties we encounter in our profession. We need someone not only to fill a need, but also to fit with the firm’s culture and interact cooperatively with other team members. Finding the right individual is never an easy task, and occasionally we make a bad choice and have to start the entire process over again. I believe that your firm can significantly increase its success rate in hiring, however, by following a proven process.
Don't Reinvent the Learning Wheel
January 9 | Kenneth M. McCall, MBA, MCP, CDIA+, Senior Consultant
Boomer Consulting, Inc. has been an active partner in the advancement of learning throughout firms across the country. During our many years we have garnered a great deal of insight about the subject from those we serve. What follows is a primer on some of the most important elements of advancing a learning culture within your firm.
The Rise of the Training Leader
January 9 | Jim Boomer, MBA, CIO and Senior Consultant
While most firm leaders agree that training is important, many of the same believe that there is not time for it—either for themselves or their employees. As a result, many firms are mired in the past with little hope of keeping up with the pack—much less passing it.