If you're building a leadership team around you as an accounting firm owner, you already know: letting go of control is hard. And when it goes sideways, even over something small, it can feel like a lot more than it is.In this episode:

• The exact moment the leadership meeting went sideways and what was really behind it
• Why letting go of control is the hardest part of scaling an accounting firm
• Why Mike tells every new second chair leader to find something to disagree about on purpose
• The line between influence and manipulation and how to know which side you're on
• What servant leadership actually feels like from the inside (it's lonelier than it looks)
• Why surrounding yourself with yes people makes scaling your firm almost impossible

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