5 Areas of Focus for Firm Transformation
By now, firms know they need to change. The question now is HOW? As firm leaders read articles, attend conferences and talk to peers, it seems they are looking or hoping for the solution that will magically transform their firm. Unfortunately, there is no magic solution. However, you can take steps to determine the right…
Read MoreAvoiding Failure to Launch: How to Successfully Implement Change at Your Firm
Feel the Pain The first step to successfully launching a game-changing initiative is to truly feel the pain. The pain of staying the same must begin to outweigh the pain of change, or you may end up with a lack of motivation for change. Change is difficult; it requires effort and the ability to work…
Read MoreWhat Do I Write About Now?
Follow this Advice and You Will Have a Plethora of Ideas! By this point, you are probably pretty familiar with the differing qualities and benefits of inbound and outbound content marketing. You’ve even considered how you might take advantage of strategic inbound initiatives to support your longstanding outbound efforts but may be afraid to…
Read MoreYou’re NEVER Too Busy to Give Feedback
“Make feedback normal. Not a performance review.” ~ Ed Batista You’re in the middle of busy season, with multiple engagements in play and the team running in fifteen different directions. Are you giving feedback to the people working on your jobs, in your groups or assigned to you? If not, you’re missing an opportunity to deliver…
Read MoreCheck Your Bedside Manner to Gain More Client Trust
We have all been to a doctor who had an impeccable bedside manner and we tend to remember it for a while. Bedside manner is the way a doctor interacts and communicates with us, their patient, and it is most memorable when we have an ailment that is either extremely concerning, painful, embarrassing or all…
Read MoreSpeak Up!
In my leadership development work, I have the privilege of working with high-potential rising stars within firms. In the past few years, we’ve noticed that an increasing number of those participating in our programs come to us with a reticence to speak up. And I don’t mean speak their mind. I mean simply talking more in internal…
Read MoreHow Can You Simplify Complex Decisions?
Recently, I turned down a very good business opportunity. The opportunity presented unlimited long-term growth potential. With exceptional people who are leaders in their field. People who share my vision and values. The work provided a healthy balance of challenge, growth and fulfillment. And it paid well. You may be wondering…what was I thinking?! What…
Read More3 Ideas to Amplify Your Business Development Efforts
Want know what it takes to grow your business? Here are 3 concepts for business development that are worth sharing. Ask the Right Questions One of the best sessions we attended at AAM 2018 was Focus Groups from Hinton Burdick’s Kacey Jones. We’ve been talking about it for years – your success in business development…
Read More6 Things Your Remote Accountant Policy Should Include (But Probably Doesn’t)
In a previous blog, we talked about some legal steps you need to take before bringing on your first remote hire. We outlined a few basic components you should include in your remote accountant policy, but we kept things pretty general. Hopefully by now you have a remote accountant policy firmly in place. But as the landscape…
Read MoreFeedback Is The Breakfast of Champions…
At least it is according to Ken Blanchard, author, leadership expert and coach. And we agree – as do athletic champions! If you study championship athletes, you’ll find that not only do they appreciate feedback, but they seek it out from their coaches, teammates, other experts in their field and by watching videos of their own performance. They…
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