Like No Other Day of the Year

December 18, 2012

I love the holidays at Plante Moran. That “most wonderful time of the year” spirit is in full effect, as teams and offices gather for holiday parties and celebrations. There’s this feeling of excitement as staff prepare to take some much-deserved time off to spend with family and friends. My favorite day of the year, [...]

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Nothing Spectacular…Just My Ordinary Thoughts

December 5, 2012

One of the great things about having a blog is that friends and colleagues often e-mail inspirational videos and articles in hopes I can use them as topics. Recently, Diane Baumann, one of our marketing consultants, came across a video from entrepreneur Derek Sivers. Derek is the founder of CD Baby, which became the largest [...]

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I’m Grateful for Them Every Day

November 20, 2012

“Thanksgiving, man…not a good day to be my pants.” –Kevin James I saw that quote from Kevin James and thought, “Yeah…that’s about right.” Funny as it is, however, Thanksgiving is about so much more than turkey and napping and football (all three of which are thoroughly enjoyed at my house). It is, as its name [...]

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Leadership, Frankly Speaking

November 7, 2012

For some, the last few months have been exciting. For others, fatiguing. Whether you delighted in the Obama/Romney matchup or are glad it’s all over, the votes are in. Democracy has determined that Barack Obama remains our President for the next four years. Choosing the next leader of our country has naturally led me to [...]

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Charles Dickens Was Right: It Begins at Home

October 19, 2012

In my last blog, I talked about my admiration for United Way and all that the organization does for our communities. We recently held a two-week fundraiser for the organization as part of our annual firmwide campaign. This is just one of the initiatives we rally around as a firm through Plante Moran Cares, and [...]

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United We Stand

October 1, 2012

Over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly impressed with the work United Way does for Southeast Michigan communities—so much so that I joined the Campaign Committee. This means that each fall, I spend time talking with a variety of CEOs about United Way, encouraging them to run a campaign and donate to this excellent [...]

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Innovation-Hungry Cultures We Can All Learn From

September 17, 2012

As a firm, Plante Moran has always been interested in innovation. What is it, really? What do we mean when we talk about it? How can we measure and encourage it within our organizations? A year ago, we set out to answer these questions, resulting in our inaugural Innovation Quotient (IQ) survey. I’m excited to [...]

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

August 27, 2012

When most people think about leadership, they think of extroverts. Adjectives like “magnetic,” “energetic,” even “dominant” often come to mind. However, it takes all kinds to make up a successful organization, and introverts can be just as effective leaders as their extrovert colleagues. Which is why I was excited to read Susan Cain’s Quiet: The [...]

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Talk About Inspiration

August 13, 2012

Sports heroes are not what they were a generation ago. Still, every once in a while, you hear a story that sets an example for us all, where you think, “Now that’s someone a kid can really look up to.” Such is the case with Eric LeGrand. Eric has been in the news recently due [...]

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Coming Together, Keeping Together, & Moving Forward Together

July 23, 2012

Annually at our firm conference, we celebrate our new partner promotions by encouraging them to deliver an acceptance speech of sorts (think Oscar speeches without the music that swells up when the speakers go on too long). These speeches tend to be a highlight of our conference, as everyone approaches them differently. Some are hilarious; others [...]

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