Winning IS Everything

Jan 26, 2014 | Business

I recently attended the Winning Is Everything conference for accounting firms. It was a great meeting with great people. It even has a great title. Because in the end, winning IS everything. But what does “winning” really mean? In sport, winning is clearly defined. At...

Your 2014 WHY

Jan 5, 2014 | Business

This is my first chance to wish you a Happy New Year. It’s going to be a GREAT year so prepare yourself for it. Put things in place now to capture the fullness of 2014. The first and most important thing to do is to know WHY you do what you do. This question spans...

Big Rocks or Not?

Dec 30, 2013 | Business

There’s a demonstration that you may have seen about putting different sizes of rocks into a container to show how crucial it is to insert the large rocks first, then the pebbles, sand and water, in that order. It illustrates the importance of putting priority things...

Make Yourself Trustworthy

Sep 23, 2013 | Business

Returning from facilitating a firm leaders conference, I was struck by how frequently the issue of trust surfaced, either overtly or more subtly. Transferring leadership roles from one generation to the next is difficult, whether it’s a job, a client or a firm. Here’s...

When You Don’t Get It

Aug 25, 2013 | Business

One of the challenges of leadership is understanding what’s important to others whose behavioral styles are different from yours. What they want and need is different from what you want and need. For instance, some of your staff want challenges, responsibility and the...