Category: Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management

Connect Your Purpose and Career

Jul 11, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

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

Jul 5, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

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...

Ask The Critical Question

Jun 20, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

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...

Next Generation of Leaders

Jun 13, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

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

Jun 6, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management

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...