Category Archives: Core Values

Professionals….and Philosophers?

As part of my continuing efforts to grow personally and professionally, I recently applied and was accepted for membership in the Chicago chapter of Seiwajyuku.  For those not familiar with Seiwajyuku, the Chicago chapter website describes Seiwajyuku as a “dojo (training … Continue reading

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Are You Preparing Your Team for Success?

A recent Wall Street Journal article on Tracy Britt (‘A Rising Star Emerges at Berkshire‘)  highlights several key components to professional growth. While at first blush the article talks of Ms. Britt’s bringing Mr. Buffett a bushel of corn at the … Continue reading

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Growth Through Golf

Who says that golf is only for men? Well, I guess I should admit that I was actually one of the people who used to say that exact thing. But that was before I began hosting a professional women’s golf … Continue reading

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How is Your Leadership?

In my continuing effort to build my knowledge about leadership, I read “Leaders” by Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus in mid-May. This is a business classic in the U.S. In 1985, he co-authored this book after interviewing more than 90 … Continue reading

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Are you an Order Taker or a Change Maker?

At Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, we believe in delivering Five Star Service to our clients.  It is the basic way we conduct business every day.  In order to achieve this goal, we go above and beyond for our clients to … Continue reading

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Growth Among Us

Is your company growing? This is one of the key questions that you should ask yourself. One of the traps that many companies fall into is not setting a high level goals–despite the potential that your company has. In other words, your … Continue reading

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Accounting & Technology Find Common Ground

Ever since I was a kid I have always had an interest in technology. In high school I built two computers, and I built another one in college. When I started college, I originally wanted to major in IT. A … Continue reading

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Can Illinois Bring Manufacturing Back to Life?

This article reinforces a theme I have heard at no less than four manufacturing related events I have attended in the last year. “Re-shoring” is happening and it is up to the Illinois Government and Labor Unions to see that … Continue reading

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The Rabbit Hole

I realize I am showing my age – but over the years I have seen a proliferation of technology, like: with the fax machine, that remove the “mail delivery delay” excuse from our lexicon; to cell phones that can reach … Continue reading

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How You Spend Your Tax Refund to Improve Your Financial Situation

I believe our job as accountants is not simply to prepare a client’s tax returns, but also to help our clients manage personal tax issues and financially succeed.  Preparing tax returns may be considered a commodity service, however, understanding the … Continue reading

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