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May 28, 2021

Taking a Sabbatical

The following is a guest post by Jonathan Baker. He’s been working with me the last few months to launch a new product offering…and streamline our existing systems. He took […]

Management, Managing People, Roles

May 3, 2021

What The Industry Is Learning About Remote Teams

“Commuting to office work is obsolete. It is now infinitely easier, cheaper, and faster to…move information…to where the people are,” said Peter Drucker. In 1989. I’m not an expert on […]

Management, Managing People

April 19, 2021

Developing Your Own Compensation Strategy

Nobody grows up longing for the opportunity to decide what salary other people are going to make, except maybe a sociopath. The rest of us just want to do the […]

Benchmarking, Developing Processes, Management, Managing People, Roles

March 23, 2021

A New Twist on Imposter Syndrome

My emails with a new insight piece have been less frequent this year, and I miss writing them. Lately the podcast has been top priority, but expect to see more […]

Management, Managing People

January 31, 2021

Your Leadership is Desperately Needed

I have all these relevant business topics I want to write about, but they seem a little trite given what’s probably going on in your head. Plus, as you’ve probably […]

Management, Managing People

September 23, 2020

Rats Who Can Swim Will Leave A Sinking Ship First

I consult with leaders all day. Not about leadership, but about the decisions they want to make. Currently I’m working with firms in Minneapolis, Dubai, Portugal, Philly, Wyoming, Australia, London, […]

Growing Your Business, Growth, Management, Managing People

September 1, 2020

Clarifying How You Should View WFH Moving Forward

I wrote an article on work-from-home (WFH) policies before the pandemic hit, and since then I’ve been researching how those recommendations might change moving forward. We recorded an upcoming episode […]

Benchmarking, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing People

August 13, 2020

Financial Statements are Like a Drug Test

I had to give a urine sample last week and I immediately thought about financial statements and drug tests. It’s kind of a natural connection. So I sent an email […]

Benchmarking, Developing Processes, Finance, Management, Managing People

July 20, 2020

Putting a Final Nail in the Timekeeping Coffin

Is there anything your team hates more than timekeeping? I didn’t think so. I haven’t recorded my time in 26+ years, which reminds me that the worst offenders are always […]

Benchmarking, Developing Processes, Management, Managing People, Processes

June 15, 2020

Trading One Boss for Twenty

You’re really busy. At least that’s what I hear. There might be some tougher times ahead, but you made some early adjustments and now the slimmed down crew is just […]

Clients, Growing Your Business, Growth, Management, Managing Clients, Managing People

June 3, 2020

How I’m Trying To Process Things Right Now

I had so many things that I wanted to write you about today, but they all seem stupid and not very important in the bigger scheme of things. I’ll save […]

Management, Managing People

May 24, 2020

Free COVID-19 Webinar Series

I’ve been producing free webinars to help you get through this unusual time in our industry’s history. Each of these has been attended by 600-1,000 firms, and I’m pleased at […]

Management, Managing People, Processes

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