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Title: A CPA's softer side: training supervisors in your firm.(practicemgmt)(Certified Public Accountant)
Author: Ronald Evensen
Publication: California CPA (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2008
Publisher: California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Volume: 77 Issue: 1 Page: 18(2)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
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Whether in public practice, education, government, industry or somewhere in between, a key indicator of your success will be your ability to work with a wide variety of people. As a result, more and more CPA firms are investing in the "soft skills" that allow their team members to be better communicators, negotiators, supervisors and overall contributors to the firm.
Investing in Supervisors
It's been a rough several years for CPA firms in terms of recruiting and retaining talent. And as anyone who has been through the process knows, recruiting can be quite costly. That's why retaining quality staff is so important to a firm's bottom line.

