Patrick Accounting

"You're a manager now."
Okay, but what does that actually mean? Are you managing the work that gets done, or managing and coaching the people doing it?
A lot of new managers never get a real answer.
Matt and Mike dig into why that gap exists and why closing it takes real intention.

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Every accounting firm owner knows what a manager's book of business should look like.
Put a number on it. Done.
But the second you start taking work off their plate so they can lead people, that value gets a lot harder to measure.
Matt and Mike talk through the temptation to just bury everyone in work instead... and why that shortcut never pays off.

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Skip-level meetings (when a leader talks directly with someone a level or two down) are tricky.
They can go sideways before you know it.
Matt and Mike get into how to handle them without undercutting the leaders in between.

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If you're a business owner and ever handed off real responsibility, you probably know this feeling: You give a leader control, and then you watch them do something differently than you would have.

Matt and Mike talk through that tension on this episode of the One Step Better pod.
How much freedom to give, when to step in, and how to share your opinion without cutting the legs out from under the person you trusted to lead.

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When was the last time you and your leadership team disagreed about something on purpose?
Matt and Mike dig into why practicing conflict over the small stuff makes you ready for the high-stakes calls.
Think dry-fire drills. You run the reps before the moment matters.
If your team agrees on everything, it's worth taking a second look.

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Remember when your team was small enough that you could just walk over and talk to anyone about anything?
That works fine when you have a small team, but as you grow, it isn't sustainable.
When you continue to add more people, you can't always sit down with everyone like you did before.
You need actual systems for tracking work, for catching things before they fall through the cracks, and for keeping quality where it needs to be.
Mike and Matt get into what that evolution actually looked like at our firm.

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We went around the office handing people random things just to see what they'd do. Turns out our team will accept almost anything. Although someone did counteroffer for a snake. 🐍