Category: Business, Leadership

Leaders Call Up Their Best Self

Aug 21, 2022 | Business, Leadership

Lead In Stress I remember the great line from the movie, Apollo 13 when NASA’s Chief Flight Director, Gene Kranz, overheard one of the NASA Directors say to another Director, “I know what the problems are Henry. This could be the worst disaster NASA’s ever...

Reshape The Firm’s Environment

Aug 7, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Impact Of The Pandemic I just returned from an annual Business Development and Leadership Conference. What an excellent, inspiring experience. I always learn so much from everyone. Interestingly, one of the undercurrents of almost all of our discussions was the...

Make Yourself Known

Aug 3, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Be Known Make yourself known to your firm leaders. This is an obvious suggestion that you already know. But are you taking action on it? It’s so easy to get caught in the daily grind that you forget about the importance of connecting with those who lead your firm. At...

The Leader-Manager Dilemma

Jul 24, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Performance

The Dilemma Being an effective firm leader has never been more difficult. Firm leaders must fill two roles simultaneously. They must manage their firm’s operations (doing things right) while moving in a proper direction (doing the right things). Of the two, managing...

The Complete Manager

Jul 17, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Uncategorized

Manager Today Being a manager today is a difficult task. With all the craziness around remote work, it has only intensified and makes it more difficult to be effective and successful. Here are two observations. First, we use the label loosely. “Manager” as a title is...

Engage Remote Employees

Jul 10, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Performance

THE Engagement Question How do you increase employee engagement in a virtual environment? This was one of the questions posed to me during my presentation, 3 Simple Ways to Make Your Employee Never Want to Leave at the @AICPA #ENGAGE2022 in Las Vegas last month....