Q. Responsibility of Leader and expert?
As a partner in the firm Tracy will have numerous broad responsibilities. She will engage in business development, high-level client service activities, recruiting, strategic planning and office administration and counselling. Moreover serving as the engagement partner on several audits she will have ultimate responsibility for the excellence of service provided to each of her clients. Even though a certain industry or administrative function will become her specialty she will habitually be called upon to perform a wide variety of audit and administrative duties when other partners have scheduling conflicts. She will be expected to serve as a positive instance to those who work for her and will train others in her areas of expertise. At the partnership level what is looked for is leadership capability plus the ability to become an expert in a specific industry or administrative function.