From Music to Business Mastery: How to Transfer Knowledge w/ Greg DeVore

Join Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center, as he delves into strategies for building successful accounting firms with insights from industry leaders each week on Building the Premier Accounting Firm. In this episode, Greg DeVore, co-founder and CEO of ScreenSteps, shares his inspiring journey from music composition to entrepreneurship, driven by personal challenges and a need for effective knowledge transfer.

Key Themes:

1. From Music to Entrepreneurship:

   • Greg describes his transition motivated by the need for health insurance for his premature son and how his experiences with GE highlighted the importance of knowledge transfer in improving employee engagement.

2. Challenges of Tribal Knowledge:

   • Roger discusses inefficiencies and inconsistencies in onboarding and service delivery due to reliance on tribal knowledge and the necessity of clear standard operating procedures (SOPs) for consistent outcomes.

3. Revolutionizing Training and Onboarding:

   • Greg talks about developing tools to facilitate knowledge dissemination, especially in underutilized medical equipment, emphasizing SOPs to anticipate employee forgetfulness, reduce stress, and improve customer satisfaction.

4. Empowering Through Simplified Learning:

   • Roger suggests shifting from traditional teaching to empowering individuals with task analysis and performance indicators, proposing recipe-like formats for knowledge to enhance learning and onboarding.

5. Introducing Universal CRM:

   • Roger describes automating client processes to boost employee morale and productivity, and bridging knowledge gaps with ongoing training for current employees.

6. Entrepreneurship and Flexibility:

   • Greg reflects on the flexibility entrepreneurship offers, particularly during family challenges, emphasizing continuous learning and flexible work arrangements for parents.

7. Efficient Knowledge Sharing:

   • Roger discusses a book offering a replicable success approach with knowledge-based products and introduces the “knowledge operations flywheel” for efficient sharing.

8. Profitability in Accounting:

   • Roger encourages accountants to implement processes prioritizing profit, integrating marketing, accounting, and production, exploring profitability principles from the book “In the Black.”

9. Advanced Training Methods:

   • Greg explores “star training” to foster accountability and efficiency, promoting ongoing professional development through resources like curated playlists and an annual conference.

Resources:

• Universal Accounting Center’s tools and resources for accounting professionals.

• Access to curated playlists and information on the annual conference for networking and learning opportunities.

Join us in exploring how effective knowledge transfer and innovative training methods can transform accounting firms and foster continuous growth and success.

Sponsors:

Universal Accounting Center

• Helping accounting professionals confidently and competently offer quality accounting services to get paid what they are worth.

Offers:

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Create a Culture of Accountability.  This is a training to help understand and implement clear expectations.  Easy to implement, quick to experience results.  We refer to it as the S.T.A.R. Training program.

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• “in the BLACK, nine principles to make your business profitable” – Nine Principles to Make Your Business Profitable – Discover what you need to know to run the premier accounting firm and get paid what you are worth in this book, by the same author as Red to Black – CPA Allen B. Bostrom. Bostrom teaches the three major functions of business (marketing, production and accounting) as well as strategies for maximizing profitability for your clients by creating actionable plans to implement the nine principles.

• “Your Strategic Accountant” – Understand the 3 Core Accounting Services (CAS – Client Accounting Services) you should offer as you run your business. Help your clients understand which numbers they need to know to make more informed business decisions.

• “Your Profit & Growth Expert” – Your business is an asset. You should know its value and understand how to maximize it. Beginning with the end in mind helps you work ON your business to build a company you can leave so that it can continue to exist in your absence or build wealth as you retire and enjoy the time, freedom, and life you want and deserve.

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• The Universal Accounting Fanpage

• Topical Newsletters:

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Remember this, Accounting Success IS Universal.

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