Five Ways to Keep Your Edge as a Leader

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By August J. Aquila
What Makes a Great Partnership

Have you ever wondered why in good times or in bad it seems that managing partners of professional services firms fail? What happens to them? Do they get stuck in a routine? Do they fail to see the next issue coming down the road? Do they stop thinking about what is critical for success? Or, do they spend too much time with clients, with dysfunctional partners or with all the other noisy, but unimportant things that can pull them from their purpose?

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Sometimes leaders get overwhelmed. They forget that non-stop action is a lot different from delivering results. In short, they lose the alignment between what’s important to them and what’s important to the firm.