by Alex Muñoz | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog
If you have been a follower of our blogs for some time now (What? You haven’t been? Shame on you! Check out our past back-to-school blog here), you know it’s that time of the year where we start talking about changing direction, re-engagement, putting away of...
by Emily Housley | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog
Business owners put a great deal of effort into their firms’ operations and it’s frequently at the cost of their own health. Why does burning the midnight oil mentally affect us physically? A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Chase for Business Conference and heard...
by Alex Muñoz | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
Losing a client is bad – right? As my CPA likes to say, “It depends.” I hate the fact that we use the dreaded “Mission-Vision-Values” troika in our work with our clients. Not that it isn’t powerful and useful – it is at the bedrock of everything we do. But,...
by Bailee Ivey | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
We’ve been sharing tips to be more productive and stay organized, but maxing out our task lists every day can be a recipe for burnout without some recharge balance. Studies show that the brain alternates between periods of high frequency and low frequency, with our...
by Betsy Wallace | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
I admit it. I am a control freak. I dream of long, perfect to-do lists with every task checked off at day’s end; a tidy, dust-free desk absent of piles and clutter; and being early to every meeting and soccer game. Alas, with a busy job and a busy family (and...
by Emily Housley | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You sit down at your desk, open your to-do list for the day, then an email comes in. You respond to the email, which prompts you to take another action, respond to another email, and so on. Next thing you know, it’s nearly noon and...
by Allison Builder | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog
When she was in first grade, I recall my child chiming in on conversations using the phrase, “Wait, I have a connection here!” Teachers, now, are encouraging students to relate to stories they hear or read, to make “connections” in such a way that they pull from...
by Catherine Fuss | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog
At CSR, we pride ourselves on the work we do for our clients and what we share with them – accountability, best practices, creative ideas, and solutions that drive growth. And we recognize how much our clients teach us as we work together. One client in particular...
by Alex Muñoz | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
As we enter the summer doldrums, I am reminded of my admonition to our clients to understand the rhythms and flows of their business. My kids (4 girls and one boy) are avid readers and summer was when they particularly bore down on the reading. They tended to...
by Emily Housley | May 31, 2018 | Blog
Whether you are persuading someone to accept your service proposal or persuading your significant other to go out for tacos instead of burgers, science is involved. In Dr. Robert Cialdini’s book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,” he lays out 6 decision making...
