Nov 10, 2025 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management
As we’ve written and said so many times (here, here and here), no one aspires to be mediocre. Everyone wants to do well. So why don’t we? A major reason is we aren’t protecting our attention. Our attention is precious and it’s a huge influence in our...
Nov 3, 2025 | Business, Leadership, Performance
You’ve crossed the finish line of another sprint – now comes the moment to pause, breathe, and regroup. The tricky part? The period before year-end often feels like another race in disguise. As firm leaders, you can either get swept up in the rush or choose to...
Oct 27, 2025 | Business, Leadership, Performance
Most under-performance doesn’t come from lack of intelligence or capability. It comes from choosing what is easy, comfortable, or convenient – small compromises that depreciate into mediocrity. High performers see it immediately. At first they push back. Over...
Oct 20, 2025 | Business, Leadership
The calculators have cooled, the coffee cups are empty, and the spreadsheets have finally stopped multiplying. For CPAs, the end of busy season feels like stepping out of a financial fog into the sunlight. It’s more than just a sigh of relief… it’s a moment of...
Oct 13, 2025 | Business, Leadership, Performance
Albert Einstein once said, “Adversity introduces a man to himself.” (And I’m pretty sure it includes women, too.) What a powerful truth – because when life turns up the pressure, it reveals who we really are. Which version of you shows up when in the middle of...