DoUncomfortableWork

We help technically-skilled firm leaders do more of the uncomfortable leadership actions they avoid, without fear or risk.

Leadership development partner to top firms and associations:

You've grown.
Your leadership model hasn't.

Your firm has scaled, through organic growth or M&A, but the way your leaders operate hasn't kept pace. Partners are leading the same way they did when the firm was smaller. A leadership transition is underway or approaching, and your next generation of leaders is great at doing the technical work but not leading the people. Maybe your financial metrics look fine on the surface, but realization, utilization, or contribution margins tell a different story. And the pressure to remain independent, or to justify an institutional investment, makes getting this right existential, not optional.

So what does this gap actually look like inside your firm?

“We know what to do, but
we're not actually doing it.”

Your people are trained, hardworking, and well-intentioned. Their leadership gaps are behavioral, not skills-related or strategic:

•Avoiding difficult conversations with staff, clients, and peers
•Avoiding business development activities despite recognizing their importance
•Working "below your level" by doing work that should be delegated
•Not holding others accountable and providing necessary feedback
•Blaming external factors while neglecting leadership actions within your control

If these sound familiar, you don't need another skills provider—you need help doing more Uncomfortable Work.

70%

avoid difficult conversations with partners, peers, staff, or clients

Source: Work Bravely

75%

face succession crises, while continuing to do lower-level work instead of developing talent

Sources: AICPA & Journal of Accountancy

90%

struggle with business development, often due to a reluctance to engage

Source: ABA Journal

You need a partner-in-change,
not another skills provider

Our programs are so effective because we finally close the gap between doing the work and leading the people. Firm leaders will:

•Have more difficult conversations without stress or risk
•Overcome fears that limit effective delegation, accountability conversations, and managing client expectations
•Identify tasks, projects, and patterns that aren't the best use of their time—and reclaim those hours for higher-value work
•Build a culture of shared accountability where everyone works "at their level"
•Develop talent at every level, strengthening your succession pipeline

Why it works

Addictive Leadership's 6-Step Process was inspired by the process that's helped millions of people in addiction recovery do the Uncomfortable Work necessary to overcome their greatest challenges, activate their self-leadership potential, and sustain lasting change. We've translated that process into recovery-agnostic tools that work for leaders at every level and every firm size.

Are you exploring this for yourself, your team, or both?

I am an individual

Individual Transformation

Virtual training and coaching to help you personally master the 6-Step Process and build lasting habits. Improve your leadership and firm impact.

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We are a group, office, or smaller firm

Team Breakthrough

An on-site workshop that gives your leaders a shared 6-Step Process for Uncomfortable Work. Create alignment and inspire immediate action.

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Recommended

Team Transformation

On-site workshop plus months of Reinforcement Coaching. Ensure your leaders build lasting habits with guidance, accountability, and results you can measure.

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We are a mid-to-large firm

Firm-wide Transformation

Train internal champions who can cascade and sustain the methodology across your entire firm, creating cultural change that lasts for generations.

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ADDICTIVE LEADERSHIP

You've grown.
Your leadership model hasn't.

So what does this gap actually look like inside your firm?

“We know what to do, but
we're not actually doing it.”

Your people are trained, hardworking, and well-intentioned. Their leadership gaps are behavioral, not skills-related or strategic:

•Avoiding difficult conversations with staff, clients, and peers

•Avoiding business development activities despite recognizing their importance

•Working "below your level" by doing work that should be delegated

•Not holding others accountable and providing necessary feedback

•Blaming external factors while neglecting leadership actions within your control

If these sound familiar, you don't need another skills provider—you need help doing more Uncomfortable Work.

You need a partner-in-change,
not another skills provider

Our programs are so effective because we finally close the gap between doing the work and leading the people. Firm leaders will:

•Have more difficult conversations without stress or risk

•Overcome fears that limit effective delegation, accountability conversations, and managing client expectations

•Identify tasks, projects, and patterns that aren't the best use of their time—and reclaim those hours for higher-value work

•Build a culture of shared accountability where everyone works "at their level"

•Develop talent at every level, strengthening your succession pipeline

Why it works

DoUncomfortableWork

You've grown.
Your leadership model hasn't.

“We know what to do, but
we're not actually doing it.”