Many, if not most, individuals across the country are now working from home to help slow the spread of coronavirus. This may be a sudden change for many firms who likely still had the majority of their people working physically in the office on a regular basis. A common concern that accompanies the move to [...]
With the current COVID-19 crisis brewing and firms being encouraged to implement social distancing, organizations around the country are scrambling to shift their employees to work remotely. Your firm may not feel fully ready, but regardless, you may have to also take this step. Your building management may force you to close your office, or [...]
I often have the hunch that I was hired onto the Convergence team as a bit of a wildcard. I work in a field of practical, logical, intellectual, highly organized, data-driven people. Decisions are systematic and processes are thoroughly vetted. My traits, on the other hand, are a bit more ethereal; I have an active [...]
Over the years, I have studied ways to help people work cooperatively with one another. A recent program helping marital partners create healthy ways to relate caught my attention. In his book, Communication Miracles for Couples, Jonathan Robinson identifies three key areas that make the difference. He describes them as “high octane gasoline that makes [...]
In this Inspired Ideas episode, Tamera Loerzel and Renee Moelders deepen their conversation from the Flex and Remote Work episode and explore flexing further with remote work. Renee and Tamera dive deeper into the details of how to make virtual programs work in your firm and how doing so can make us better managers and [...]
“Oh, put me in coach, I'm ready to play today Put me in coach, I'm ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield” ”Centerfield” by John Fogerty This is the song we hear NextGen leaders singing across the country. Your NextGen are restless. They see opportunities for change and they want that [...]
As the leader of our Rainmaker Development Program® (RDP), I witness a variety of challenges that others face in meeting their business development (BD) goals. It’s no surprise that the most common challenge we hear is the feeling that people don’t have time. With so much on our plates, it can be difficult to form [...]
Last September, I accepted the role of Director of Men’s Ministry at my church conditioned on a “self-imposed” three-year term limit, during which my strategic focus would be to identify, develop and mentor my replacement; hopefully someone half my age! Almost six months into my new role, it feels like a good time to review [...]
During our first Inspired Ideas podcast, Jennifer Wilson and Tamera Loerzel discussed The Change Imperative. One of the client and talent-driven changes is the move to Anytime, Anywhere Work™ (ATAWW). In our fourth survey of the ATAWW work practices of nearly 200 accounting and consulting firms, 99% say that they have Anywhere work and 96% say they have Anytime work. [...]
