Be an Energy Source

It’s Monday morning and time to get after it. Another week for more opportunities to solve complex problems, serve challenging clients and practice your profession. Life couldn’t be better. You’re good at it; you love it and you live it. Is that what you think about...

Raise The Bar On Yourself

One of my fundamental convictions is that you have significant contributions to make. When you’re at your best, you make them. When you aren’t, you don’t. So I continue to press you to find your optimal best today, while using today’s best as a stepping stone for...

Hate “Wait and See”

How many times do you hear, “Let’s just wait and see what happens.” It’s especially spoken when you don’t know what to do or there is no clear advantage of one option over another. But regardless, you put yourself in a terrible position with a “wait and see” position....

Drifting or Dedicated?

In one more month you will be half way through your year. Looking back on your goals, how are you doing? Are you on track? Do you need to step it up? (Of course I’m assuming you set them already.) You won’t be the person you aspire to be if you don’t put forth...

Space Owner or Place Holder?

One of the frustrations I hear from firm leaders is when their professionals won’t step up, be responsible and make suggestions and decisions that are theirs to make. Instead, their staff rely too much on others to pick up the slack. That one void in their staff makes...