Words I'll Never Forget

I was talking with a friend who was a CEO in Chicago. I don’t recall the context of our discussion, but I remember him becoming agitated and saying, “People think business is all about money! Don’t they know business is all about people?” I’ll never forget those words. In fact, they’re so meaningful to me, they’re on the back of my business cards and at the bottom of my email signature.

It's Never Too Late

What more do YOU want to achieve or do?

You’re already successful! I know that, because all of my readers are successful. Maybe you don’t want to pursue a new degree, but perhaps the message, “It’s never too late!” is still relevant to you. What do you want to achieve or do that you haven’t yet achieved or done? 

Here are some stories close to my heart about people pursuing new opportunities well into adulthood: 

Five Keys to Leading Your Firm to Greatness

Whatever your role, these five keys will help you lead your firm to greatness. If you are your firm’s leader you can use these keys directly.

Look Into the Turns!

What are you focusing on, what turns are you looking into? In our busy lives, it’s easy to look immediately in front of ourselves, at the tasks we need to complete today, this week. It requires intention to look up and think about the future. What do you want to accomplish in the coming year or years? Set aside time to think about it, envision it and plan for it.

Rev Your Engine

Are you in practice-building mode? Have you assessed your current state, identified your values, learned your Highest Talents™ and clarified your sweet spot? Here are the next steps in growing your successful practice.

Start Your Engine

Have you laid the foundation for more practice-building success?  Perhaps you’re a practicing lawyer, CPA or wealth builder. Have you laid – or clarified – these fundamental elements that will prepare you for more success?

Are you losing talent?

Here are three ways to keep your most valuable asset — your talent!

Masterful Delegation

Masterful Delegation: You can't — and shouldn't — do it all yourself.  There are at least three major considerations when deciding when to delegate. First, in the interest of your firm and your client you must decide who can do the work effectively. Second, ask yourself if this is an appropriate opportunity to provide a junior colleague with a learning experience. Third, strive to spend as much of your work time as possible using your Highest Talents™ doing work you love and making your greatest contributions.

Energize Your Workspace

Leadership is sometimes described as accomplishing goals through the efforts of others. Positive leaders use the best in themselves and bring out the best in others to energize their workplace and achieve positive goals together.  How can you use the best in yourself? How can you bring out the best in others?

Slow Down!

Do You Have the Bench Strength to Slow Down?

If you want to slow down, whether for personal or professional reasons, unless you plan to sell your practice, you need bench strength. If you don’t have enough bench strength:

• You haven’t hired enough people,
• You haven’t hired the right people, and/or
• You haven’t sufficiently trained and developed the people you’ve hired.