Alice Lerman, JD, MBA, is an accounting firm success coach, business consultant to firm CEOs and C-suite executives, leadership trainer, and motivational speaker. She helps accounting firms achieve extraordinary ROI through industry specialization and outstanding client experience. Reach her at
Both accounting firms and the businesses they serve will grab onto the automation wave or die.
Struggling with management structure seems endemic to the professional services business, almost regardless of the size of the firm.
Industry specializations — and the career advancement opportunities they bring — can be a major factor in recruiting and retention.