“The poach test. Write down the five people a funded competitor would call first. That's number one. Next to each name is task two, right? The last time someone told them where their career is going in your firm. Number three. Write down which five clients would follow each of them out the door.”
Accounting Voices · Can Independent Accounting Firms Compete with PE?
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run a "poach test" exercise: write down five people a funded competitor would call first, note the last time they were told their career path, and list five clients who would follow each of them out the door
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