As a professional coach, I have personally worked with a number of professional services providers – many at the partner level – who were miserable on the job and considering departure from the firm. The tensions seemed insurmountable as we worked together to identify the obstacles that were keeping them […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
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I was recently asked what questions should be asked a group of shareholders at a professional services firm so she could draft an accurate job description to fill the position of their marketing professional. The last time I saw the result of a partner survey about the role of a […]
I was recently asked what specific things are professional services firms doing to develop leadership skills among their staff members? I SAID: “What are the leadership skills that will take CPA firms to their next level of growth and achievement?” might be a better question.In this case, leadership = empowerment. […]
The missing link is, of course, accountability. I don’t believe that you can hold someone else accountable. You can and should hold only yourself accountable for achieving the goals that you have deemed important. You should do so in a way that suits you and leads you to a well-formed […]