Eric Jacobson

JUNE 7, 2013

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. Three months?

Mentor 61

Mentor CPA Objective Long-term 61

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 15, 2012

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. Three months?

Mentor 57

Mentor CPA Objective Long-term 57

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2018

Plenty of media coverage — and companies’ attention — is devoted to employees at the beginning and end of their careers, at least in my experience. What about the wide swath of employees who are in the middle of their careers? For many managers, the problem is seeing those employees through to the other side.

Career 13

Career Crisis Mentor CPA 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2012

She was a training manager for a large corporation, advising middle and senior managers on career development. Located at the home office, she developed long-term relationship with her clients. It's not easy, but you can still chart a career through this difficult this environment. You offer your clients more for less.

Marketing 16

Marketing CPA Outsourcing Forrester 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Strategic intent takes the long view: the act of such intent is to operate from the future backward, disregarding the resource scarcity of the present.

Goal 9

Goal Prahalad Hamel CPA 9

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

But swallow it I did, and I rushed into my career with my skepticism meter cranked up to 10, expecting to ferret out any fraud that came my way. These folks had worked together for a long time. The S&L went under not long after the audit was completed. What happened? Too much reliance on the “past relationship&#.

CPA 234

CPA Learning-by-Doing Long-term Career 234

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

Career 13

Career Budgeting Short-term Planning 13