Despite all the red ink in the economy, the state of compensation in the profession has been generally positive over the past 18 months.  For veteran Winnipeg CA Joel Lazer, it was a revelatory moment. A co-founder of Lazer Grant Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, he had set up an innovative employee bonus pool system, which encourages everyone in the firm to take personal responsibility for its overall performance. Inspired by a US management consultant&rsquos advice during a 2002 seminar, the so-called &ldquoLazer Results&rdquo system augmented an older philosophy established by the original partners in 1982 that ensured the various practice groups would share profits among themselves to cushion the blow of a slow year. "We always share the good stuff," Lazer says. to read more...