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Compliance is Necessary. Advisory is Valued.
What Matters When I ask professionals in my training what they do, they basically report that they prepare and review tax returns or audit reports. Too many managers believe that this is their job. They are taught to add a sprinkle of relationship and voila—they are...
Ask The Critical Question
Learn From Experience Albert Einstein has been (mis)quoted as saying, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Whether he said it or not, the truth is the truth. How easy it is to not learn from prior mistakes....
Next Generation of Leaders
Big Four Firm Invests Last year I read a press release about how Ernst and Young was investing in the profession’s future leaders by providing several million dollars toward tuition scholarships for summer and winter interns. Interns? They aren’t even employees, yet...
Calibration Information
Dishonest, Delayed Feedback While I fully enjoyed all the Partner-Pipeline® training in my client firms over the last several weeks, I also feel a heaviness that saddened me. The courses revolve around building capacity by giving effective feedback. But I heard of too...
How It Feels To You
It May Seem Different The Monday Messages for the past few weeks have encouraged you to take heed that you aren’t held back from the professional stature you deserve by your reserved behavior. When you think you are being different because it feels uncomfortable,...
Expand Your Boundaries
Introverts Speak Up The Message a couple of weeks ago spurred some interesting responses and shares from readers. The Message was focused on how professionals with a quiet and reserved nature tend to be underappreciated and misjudged because they aren’t very...
It’s Time To Take A Breath
A Brutal Pace The middle of May is finally here. The deadlines have come and gone (at least for most of you). And now it's time for a well-deserved break. You HAVE to take time off and take a breath. You have to recharge and refresh, having endured a sometimes BRUTAL,...
Expand Your Introverted Self
Experience Aahhh, the comfort zone. That wonderful place where we enjoy peace and, well...comfort. Life is good when we find an environment where we can be ourselves and it is acceptable and effective. But what do you do when the environment shifts and your natural...
World Happiness Report 2021
World Happiness Every year, The World Happiness Report is released to document the sense of wellbeing of thousands of people around the globe. The data partners contributing to the Report are impressive as they examine Happiness from a worldwide and country view. One...
Leadership In Difficult Times
Loud and Clear Over the last few months, my coaching calls have uncovered a common and pervasive theme: people are fully spent. They are tired and weary. A few are burned out, some are significantly anxious and stressed. The Covid era has been grueling. The months of...
