All posts by Lauren Day

It's worth reflecting on what Community Service Month truly reveals—not just about our community impact, but about who we're becoming as a firm. Service isn't a checkbox activity. It's a strategic question: Are we building an organization that creates value beyond billable hours? This month, our team didn't just volunteer time. We practiced the deeper work of firm transformation: Stepping outside comfort zones (much like challenging our traditional service delivery models) Building relationships without transactional expectations (the foundation of advisory evolution) Leading with purpose over process (exactly what client-centric transformation demands) The communities we serve become mirrors. They reflect whether [...]

Core values are fundamental principles or beliefs that guide an individual's or an organization's actions, behaviors, and decision-making. They serve as a foundation for how people or organizations operate and interact with others. Sounds pretty important for an individual to have some strong core values...of course! But what about a business who will come in contact with hundreds, maybe even thousands of people a year? What an impact a business can make by having strong core values and team members who hold themselves to those core values as well!  One of the strong core values that Blumer CPAs shoots for [...]