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The SCALE System: A Strategic Approach to Growing Professional Services Firms via Specialty Practice Groups
I'm not usually an acronym (or acrostic) guy, but trying new things is a great way to grow. I hope you enjoy today’s blog! Enter the...
Jul 10, 20253 min read


Are You Sure You Are INVESTING in Growth?
As a professional services firm leader, you've likely been frustrated with your marketing, sales, or other “investments.” Maybe you tried...
Jul 10, 20253 min read


Keep Your (Philosophical) Razors Sharp
As a leader of people in professional services, your ability to quickly filter out nonsense and get to a decision-making position is...
Jul 10, 20252 min read
The Paradox of Change: Fake It ‘Til You Make It
A.K.A. How to Change Institutions while Institutionalizing Change Implementing true cultural change is a process laden with irony. The...
Jul 10, 20252 min read


Buffalo Wings, Secret Sauces, and Simplicity
This article was originally published in the November 2023 issue of Inside Public Accounting. Every MP has been pitched on a technology...
Jul 10, 20254 min read
The Seesaw of Power: Is Your Firm’s Generational Divide Really About Changing Influence?
Shift happens. As industry consultants love to remind us, the dynamics between leadership and talent in public accounting are changing....
Jul 10, 20252 min read
Navigating the Obstacle Course of Success
Growth doesn’t happen by accident –at Chief Seconds , we believe it requires following a strategic recipe. As any client or friend will...
Jul 10, 20253 min read
Is Greatness Fungible?
Jordan, Gretsky, Williams (Ted), Ewing, Borg… Are you the best of the best at what you do? Can you relate to the stars above? I hope...
Jul 10, 20253 min read


Mergers & Aggravations
Hello and welcome back to the land of the living to all our CPA firm cousins! Today’s Corner Talk is about surviving, thriving, and...
Jul 10, 20251 min read


A slinky, a coyote, and your business walk off a cliff…
What if I told you that Wile E Coyote’s ability to walk on air is (sorta) based in scientific fact? (It is) And, then, what if I told you...
Jul 10, 20253 min read


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