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A HP With A Balanced Life? Part II
In last week’s Message, I shared with you a coaching call I had with a manager who is considered by his firm leaders to be a high performer (HP). Somewhat surprisingly, he made it clear in our call that his primary dedication isn’t to his career, but to this family....
A HP With a Balanced Life?
A HP Keeper Speaking to a couple of senior leaders of a firm, they independently told me that they were really high on a particular manager who they considered to be a high performer (HP). They reported that he was smart, got things done, met deadlines and did great...
Implement What You Know
Remembering Last week, we completed our last training for the winter season and, on the flight across the country, I began re-reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Not too far into the book, it occurred to me how much I remembered from when I read it last. At one...
Make Work Satisfying
The Complaint A frequent grievance I hear in my coaching calls is that there are too many meetings, especially during compression season. It is so tempting to limit, reduce or eliminate some important interactions until the season’s over. But life doesn’t come to a...
No-Cost But Invaluable Practices
Costly Practices Over the years, there have been a few issues that were hot for over a decade, like what to do with staff who don’t want to be partners or how to work with millennials. The latest is where to find staff. But one enduring issue throughout the decades...
Feed Your Motivation Drivers – Part II
Be Motivated Everyone talks about being motivated. We all know how important it is to have the ambition to put forth effort to get things done. But did you ever wonder where your motivational energy comes from? It doesn't just show up, unannounced, out of the blue,...
Feed Your Motivation Drivers – Part 1
Motivation Roller Coaster The year is just getting started and you have over 11 months remaining. Throughout this year, some periods will fly by while others seem like they will never end. Regardless, you must keep yourself motivated the entire time. You have to feed...
Build Your Work Around Your Life
Use or Lose Whenever we have coaching calls at the end of the year, we hear constantly that people struggle to schedule their time off. And not just because of work. Their battle is that they haven’t taken much (or any) time off during the year and there isn’t enough...
Professional Skills And Technology
Technology I am really excited about the use of AI, bots and other technologies that streamline the accounting process. These tools are useful for any rules-based, repetitive function. It’s pretty amazing how far Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial...
Three Tools Partners Use
Your Accomplishments. It’s hard to believe that there are only a few more days before we welcome in 2023! Holy smokes. Where did the year go? What did you accomplish in 2022? We like to look at the big achievements and public recognitions, but what about the small,...
