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It’s that time of year—goal setting time. New Year’s resolutions abound on every desk, journal, career goal system, refrigerator, bathroom, car visor, website and even napkins. Of course, there’s also those we keep in the clouds and never record unless we generate a moment of early accountability. However, I believe that most of us make ... Read more
How many times do we say, “If Only?” As I coach and mentor, I see us get hung up on it too often. Here’s a little bit of revelation—each of us has moments, decisions, words, actions and even thoughts where the words “If Only” might fit. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes. ... Read more
Jeff Foxworthy has made a career out of his, “You might be a redneck if…” jokes. Besides giving rednecks more jokes than they know what to do with, these jokes reach a bigger audience because they are relatable. We see ourselves or someone we know in some aspect of these jokes. “You might be a ... Read more
In my experience of mentoring, coaching and teaching about leadership, one of the fundamental pieces of advice that I always include is, “Make sure you are not holding up the ship!” It’s easy for our organizations to bottleneck and get slowed down when vision, roles, responsibility and authority are not well communicated and owned. My ... Read more
Last week, I published the tenth blunder in the blog series, My Top 10 Blunders and How You Can Avoid Them. As leaders, I think that it’s important that we acknowledge our mistakes. We need to own them, learn from them and not be afraid to laugh at ourselves. This creates a positive and light mood for ... Read more
This blog is the fifth in the series, My Top 10 Blunders and How You Can Avoid Them. Maybe you have met someone that you labeled as Mr. or Ms. Know It All. I was that guy and somehow, I developed the belief that I would get further in my career if I was always right. ... Read more
This blog is the first in the series, My Top 10 Blunders and How You Can Avoid Them. As I reflect on my career, I must admit it did not take me long to note many more than 10 blunders. For my sanity, I have decided to share only what might be the top 10 ... Read more
Okay, today we may step on some toes (including mine) but sometimes we need to be a little uncomfortable in order to reach our full potential. We will certainly never reach our full potential if we don’t get out of our comfort zones, so we should expect and want to be uncomfortable fairly frequently. Comfortable ... Read more
This blog is the first in a five part series adapted from the AICPA White Paper, Becoming the Firm of the Future, which is available here. This blog has been about encouragement and development, but sometimes we need to talk about the challenges we are facing, too. And I’ve got a real issue in my world, ... Read more
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