It was against the backdrop of the era of a life-changing brand new technological innovation called the ‘information superhighway’ (later to become the internet) when I was first introduced to the world of professional services and to the ‘Added Value’ revolution that was becoming established in accounting practices from California to Cumbria.

Word was spreading quickly that accountants could become something more to their clients and themselves than just ‘recorders of historical performance’ and that they could help their clients ‘create their future rather than record their past’.

These were the buzz phrases of the time and fast forward years later, attention now turns to the next generation of leaders and how they harness the new business environment that the world wide web made possible, to thrive in their careers.

It was this new question that motivated me to reach out to experts from around the world, some who drove an entire profession forward back then, some who are doing it now and others who do both on a perpetual basis.

All of them have been examples to me in one form or another and I extend my sincere gratitude to them both for what they’ve taught me and for their receptiveness in allowing me to include their thoughts for this project.

I hope that whether you’re picking up this text as an established partner or a future leader, you’ll have your outlook about your role and future improved greatly by the wisdom found within these pages.

I certainly have!

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