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"Reflect deeply on the legacy you want to leave." Board Benchmarking Executive Chairman, Nicholas Barnett BEc, CA, FAICD draws from his extensive experience overseeing and reviewing 500 boards to offer his key piece of advice. Explore our latest report, brimming with research findings, insights, and valuable lessons on achieving board effectiveness - https://lnkd.in/gwaUKB7W #BoardInsights #CorporateGovernance #LeadershipRevelations #BoardBenchmarking Dr Susan Mravlek

It's a great pleasure to be part of this milestone, the creation of the Brazilian chapter. Brazil is a country with enormous challenges, due to its size, cultural diversity and unequal income distribution. It is a country with a great deal of creativity and a drive for evolution that creates innovative and even disruptive ideas in agribusiness, technology, health, industry and so many other segments. However, entrepreneurs cannot afford to look only at their products or services, they need governance to comply with regulations and tax issues. They need technology and innovation to compete with incumbents and new entrants. They need support in basic organizational processes in order to adapt to market changes. In short, with a global team and support from the Swiss CxO Forum, there is a paved and lighted path to help small and medium-sized companies survive the early stages of the journey and stand out in their ecosystems. Thank you Dr. Milan Kumar, Andrea Garanovscki -Digital and Innovation Enthusiastic🚀, Ricardo Santucci, making transformation come true, Newton C R Santana,CPIM. #innovation #ambidexterity #Digital #ExponentialOrganizations #PME #SFCBrazilChapter

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Lisa Mininni, an exceptional educator at myCPE, has trained more than thousand professionals. Her dedication to providing high-quality courses is highly appreciated. At myCPE, we strive to offer the best courses with the best educators, and Lisa Mininni is a perfect example of that. Let's give Lisa Mininni the recognition she deserves for her outstanding contribution to myCPE. To view all of her courses at myCPE, click on the below link. https://bit.ly/3O5Jdtx #mycpe #continuingeducation #cpecredits #cpa #taxes #personaldevelopment #irs #informationtechnology

The annual InDaily 40 Under 40 awards recognise South Australia's top business leaders and this year truly shone a light on some exceptional achievements. One particular comment from Thomas Carlton, named "First Amonth Equals" and Managing Director and Owner of Bailey Abbott when he was asked for the best piece of advice he's been given was too good we wanted to share it. "When starting your business modelling, double the costs and half your revenue… and ask yourself can your business still survive?" What's the best piece of advice you've ever received? https://lnkd.in/dUg5HhTS

Join us in congratulating Hussein Akhavannik for being recognized in IAM's Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024, which highlights leaders in the intellectual property industry across in-house, private practice, and service provider roles. Learn more below! #intellectualproperty #intellectualpropertylaw #iplaw

Hats off to the NABA INC. Planning committee and everyone who played a role in curating such an inspiring week at the 2024 NABA convention. So honored to have been part of the delegation that represented the CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) family at this years convention. My heart is full and my spirit energized! As I reflect on the week that was, I am inspired and challenged to be a part of the solution that will improve and increase diversity and representation in the accounting profession. Key takeaways from the conference that really fed my soul: 1. Embrace your power and own your story. 2. There is nothing more powerful than what follows “I am….”. How do you define yourself? What are the stories you are telling yourself? 3. Do you have your personal board of directors? Key ones to have- A mentor, a banker, an attorney and an accountant (CPA). My additional personal favorite- a therapist! 4. The power of relationships. Invest in relationships. 5. AI is here to stay. Lean in. Embrace it. Master it. Let it create opportunities for you! 6. Embrace your weaknesses and lean in to them. If you don’t practice what you are not good at, you cannot get better! 7. Be a part of the FLOW! Foster Leadership Opportunities and Wealth! #NABAFlow

The Latest Evolution of the Baldrige Award Last October, Baldrige kicked off an in-depth external review to examine how the program can best advance U.S. competitiveness, address today's most relevant challenges most relevant, and increase the program's impact and accessibility. Based on recommendations from the review, as well as recommendations from the Baldrige Board of Overseers and Judges Panel and insights from customer and stakeholder feedback, the Baldrige Award process is transforming to increase its appeal, reach, and ease of participation, while still protecting its rigor and integrity. Learn more about the reimagined Baldrige award below: https://lnkd.in/ewV3pWrZ And register for the Baldrige Reimagined webinar with Baldrige Program Director Bob Fangmeyer on September 28th for a more detailed discussion of the planned changes: https://lnkd.in/eSTSFsnh

What a fabulous afternoon we had last Thursday at the final Queensland Leaders #Alumni session for 2023, where we explored “What the business landscape looks like for 2024”. ⁣ We had an incredible panel of Matthew Smith from Prime Financial Group, Mark Steinhardt from InterFinancial Corporate Finance Limited, and Lance Evans from Evans International Freight Consolidators Australia. ⁣ The conversation was wide ranging, from the mergers and acquisitions landscape, cashflow and bank trends, to the current and future horizon of the import/export industry. ⁣ We also explored the trends in staff attraction and retention, the general economic landscape and how to make our businesses stand out from the pack and be ready for anything. ⁣ It was a really engaging session, by both the experts and the Alumni. ⁣ Thank you to all the Alumni for a great 2023. I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing you all each month and working to deliver you great learnings, connections and community. ⁣ We also had the final #Aluminate session for 2024 (albeit with a few of our members unable to be there), with the amazing Peter McKeon from Salesmasters International Pty Ltd taking our executive group through all things sales, client attraction, understanding our own blockages to sales and creating strategies to take our business to the next level. ⁣ To the business leaders in the Aluminate group this year, thank you also for your contributions, conversations and connections. I hope you received great value from the 6 months together and I know there is a lot more to come. ⁣ So that’s a wrap from the Queensland Leaders landscape this year for me.  ⁣ I hope we can all take some time over the holiday period to reflect on the year that was – where we grew as people, the challenges we overcame, our failures and learnings from those, who we want to be and how we can get there in 2024. Because we know that our businesses are a reflection of who we are being as people. ⁣ Be kind. Be safe. Be compassionate. Have fun! ⁣ #thinkingleaders #QLdleaders #thinking #business

Join me in congratulating Hussein Akhavannik for being recognized in IAM's Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024, which highlights leaders in the intellectual property industry across in-house, private practice, and service provider roles. Learn more below! #intellectualproperty #intellectualpropertylaw #iplaw