Laurie Austin, CPA, MST, AEP, Managing Partner at DGC, has been named to Accounting Today’s 2019 Managing Partner (MP) Elite list. Each year, Accounting Today features ten outstanding firm leaders nationwide, highlighting the skills and strategies that make them successful managing partners.

In the article, Accounting Today discusses how Laurie has helped expand DGC’s client base beyond the New England region, and how she forms genuine connections with staff, allowing them to build a long-term career at DGC.

“I believe that the keys to good leadership are authenticity, being genuine and sincere, and behaving like you want others to behave,” Laurie told Accounting Today. “It’s important to listen, to respect others, and to understand what motivates them. There’s certainly a lot more to running a firm than just the mechanics of being a leader — how you behave is critical if you expect people to respect and listen to you.”

To read more about Accounting Today’s 2019 MP Elite list, click here.