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embrace disruption

objects and furnishings flying about office4 questions you’ll have to face.

by jody padar

with revolutionary change, comes disruption. you knew that, right? the three laws of disruption say that:

more on radicalism: new thinking brings new results | 10 questions to prepare for radical change | who’s your competition? everyone | how the ‘new firm’ was born | radical firms embrace 4 values | radical or complacent? you choose | 3 questions to ask if you dare

  1. disruption comes to us all. so, if you’re reading this, you’re going to be disrupted. congratulations, that’s a good thing!
  2. disruption comes because of changes in the product-market fit.
  3. there are only three methods to change the product-market fit.

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new thinking brings new results

illustration of old thinking leading to old resultsbeing radical is all about your customer.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

once you begin brainstorming about overhauling your internal processes, you need to think about it from as many different viewpoints as possible, with an emphasis on design thinking. the easiest way to define design thinking is to look at it from your customer’s perspective instead of yours.

more on radicalism: 10 questions to prepare for radical change | who’s your competition? everyone | how the ‘new firm’ was born | radical firms embrace 4 values | radical or complacent? you choose | 3 questions to ask if you dare

it’s not all about you. i know, i know. but hear me out. it’s hard to look at your firm from a customer’s perspective. that’s why we gravitate to a firm-centric point of view. this point of view asks questions like:
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10 questions to prepare for radical change

chalkboard illustration of "change is now"be the change you want to see.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

“say it with me now: i am a change agent.”

more on radicalism: who’s your competition? everyone | who, me a consultant? | target prospects for best fit | keep scope creep and seep from hurting bottom line | each social channel has a language | six competitive advantages for the radical cpa

before you consider adopting the cloud or any of the “new firm” mindset, you have to ask yourself if you are willing to be the change.
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want change? lead it

chalkboard saying indicating that time to change is nowbonus checklist: 5 questions you need to ask.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

“say it with me now: i am a change agent.”

more radical cpa for pro members (go pro here): who’s your competition? everyone | how the ‘new firm’ was born | radical firms embrace 4 values | radical or complacent? you choose | 3 questions to ask if you dare | who, me a consultant? | target prospects for best fit | radical pricing fixes cash flow problems | keep scope creep and seep from hurting bottom line | the radical approach to bundling services | get radical about pricing  |  more…

before you consider adopting the cloud or any of the “new firm” mindset, you have to ask yourself if you are willing to be the change.
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who’s your competition? everyone

businesswoman at laptop with cloud floating above outstretched handtime to get on the radical bus.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i’ve been in the cloud for nine years so it’s old news to me.

more on radicalism for pro members: how the ‘new firm’ was born | radical firms embrace 4 values | radical or complacent? you choose | 3 questions to ask if you dare | how spiritual value affects pricing | keep scope creep and seep from hurting bottom line

the biggest thing to do is to look around and look at the competi­tion. you can probably leave your firm and start your own firm with less than $400 a month in software and with no or very limited overhead. isn’t that terrifying for you old-timers!
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