Sep 21, 2026 | Leadership, Performance, Personal Management
I was coaching a firm Partner recently about one of her managers. She’s smart, technically strong, gets her work done, and the firm sees a lot of potential in her. But the Partner was frustrated because she wasn’t really stepping into leadership. My first question...
Sep 14, 2026 | Business, Leadership, Performance
For years, the accounting profession has focused on becoming more efficient. Don’t get me wrong, efficiency matters. Technology is helping us automate work, analyze information and do more in less time. But efficiency alone isn’t going to build the firms we want for...
Sep 7, 2026 | Business, Client Experience, Leadership
Don’t you hate it when someone asks you a question, looking to get something for no charge? You know the answer to their question and you’d like to help. But you also feel taken advantage of. But you may not realize that you have done this to yourself for as long as...
Aug 17, 2026 | Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management
Over the last week, I’ve had conversations with three very different people: an accountant, a designer, and a business owner. Different professions. Different work. Different perspectives. And yet, each conversation eventually came back to the same question: “What...
Aug 10, 2026 | Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management
Technology has always reshaped this profession. Every generation has faced a tool that seemed poised to change everything. Calculating manually gave way to the calculator. The calculator gave way to the computer. Today, artificial intelligence is the next evolution....
