talent & career development

change the way you think

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portrait of a young pensive businesswoman in officethe 4th of 4 steps.

by bill reeb

the realization that all we have to do to be different is to allow ourselves to think differently is very powerful. the great news is … it’s often not that hard, and sometimes it is downright easy, once you focus your attention on the right places.

more: 3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck | become your mind’s lead programmer | stay in the present | how ‘take what’s given’ works in business | expect and embrace failure anytime you do new work | determining your desires should be an active process | know where you are running to
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before i went through the cathartic steps of working with my mentor john to come up with this process and refining my thoughts on this topic, i would occasionally go through some multiday bouts with gloom. i don’t want to say that i would get depressed because that would be too harsh of a descriptor.
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making partner: today’s 15 essential skills and traits

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do you have what it takes? bonus: six boxes to check off, and seven tough questions.

by marc rosenberg

what is the right stuff to earn a promotion to partner? this is one of several questions that if asked of ten partners from different firms, you may get ten different answers.

more: why you might want an executive committee | how to specify managing partner duties | when votes must be taken, what are the options? | ownership percentage and capital accounts | 5 key reasons to have a partner agreement

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i have worked the following script dozens of times at partner retreats: i ask the group what it means to be a partner and write their responses on a flipchart. when we’re done, one of the partners yells out “oh no. none of us qualifies!” and because the truth is often said in jest, this retort is no joke.

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true diversity means creating equity

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woman opens door to find brick wall behind itwho is trying to get in the room but can’t?

by liz gold
in from success to significance: the radical cpa guide

so, we know you can’t just put the diversity and inclusion phrase on marketing materials and call it good. there needs to be some substance behind the claim.

more on radicalism: a legacy of leadership must extend to diversity | 5 ways to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace | goals, goals, goals | 3 challenges in shifting to product management | productized 1099s the new vision way | why our clients need us to be radical
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part of that substance includes looking at the word “equity” and considering how you can provide equitable opportunities and growth potential to every individual in your firm.
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3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck

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it’s not the same as giving up.

by bill reeb

while i’ve discussed “letting go” actions before, it is time to get a little better understanding of how to leverage them.

more: become your mind’s lead programmer | let go to get unstuck | investing in loss | you might be your biggest obstacle | what to stop may be more important than what to do | stop wishing your life away | don’t let inertia determine your direction | what does ‘getting stuck’ or ‘being stuck’ mean? | 3 ways to get ‘unstuck’
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at any point in time, when you realize you are dissatisfied with your level of success or happiness, once you have decided what to let go of that was the source of the negative emotions you are feeling, you will end up making at least one – if not two or all three – of these choices.
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become your mind’s lead programmer

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calm balanced businessman sitting outdoors on bench in yoga lotus pose meditating, with office building and blue sky in backgroundmeditation is one way, but there are others.

by bill reeb

your mind is the most powerful resource available to you. it is easy to think of it as a supercomputer, running your physical being: constantly compiling data, processing complex transactions, creating internally revealed reports and so on.

more: let go to get unstuck | get better, work better, right now | constantly build on the basics | from martial arts to business: 5 steps of evolution | expect and embrace failure anytime you do new work | determining your desires should be an active process
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we know through research that most of us barely tap into our brain’s full capability, so it is also not hard to get complacent and deem the brain to be some magical organ that we just hope keeps running properly. as well, it is easy for us to get comfortable interacting with our minds as if we were only data entry operators rather than the brain’s lead programmer.
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