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Discover Your Purpose
What Is Purpose? As I prepared for my conference presentations this week, one of the observations I made in my research is a reminder of a fundamental truth that doesn't get enough airplay. In a nutshell, it's that people (and organizations) exist for a purpose....
Self-Unawareness All Around
Wrong Message Have you ever been with someone who says or does something consistently and you notice that they are being misinterpreted? It may appear to be inappropriate or awkward and you just can’t understand why they continually do it. And worse, they seem to...
Connect Your Purpose and Career
Zoom Out Whenever you get a chance to catch your breath, especially after a long, intense period, it’s always good to reflect on the bigger questions about your life and career to center yourself. It’s a time to think about the “zoom out” questions—questions you ask...
The Full Freedom You Celebrate
Celebration This past weekend we celebrated Independence Day in the US. The family gatherings, concerts and fireworks culminate in a celebrated annual extravaganza. We have no difficulty celebrating our freedom—the ability to choose. But sometimes we forget the other...
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...
