The adventure of your career won’t always lie where it seems to.
You have to reconcile the rewards to those who built a business and those who own it.
A client told me this story: How someone at her firm mistakenly e-mailed the compensation census for the entire company to all of her employees.
The balance determines the people who choose to join your firm and those who choose to stay.
Being a relationship manager means understanding what clients will want before they ask for it.
Asking an owner to leave is painful but it’s often a necessary step toward long-term organizational health.