Category: Leadership

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Deloitte Chair Lara Abrash Champions Empathy and CPA Leadership in Evolving Financial Landscape

Lara Abrash, chair of Deloitte US, reveals how vulnerability and compassion shape her leadership approach. The accounting leader, who began her career commuting from Long Island to New York City, discusses CPAs’ evolving role in safeguarding financial reporting integrity.

From Penn Station to Professional Excellence

Lara Abrash, chair of Deloitte US, has reached the pinnacle of the accounting profession through a journey that began with late-night homework sessions at Penn Station. According to reports, Abrash discovered her passion for accounting in middle school when she first balanced a set of books, a love that sustained her through long commutes from Long Island to New York City while pursuing her MBA at Baruch College.

by Jessica Moore P.E.
BusinessLeadership

When Leaders Send Mixed Signals, Markets And Teams Pay A Price

Leadership mixed signals trigger biological threat responses and market instability. Research shows inconsistent communication patterns increase stock volatility and erode team confidence. Signal alignment across warmth, competence, and gravitas channels builds organizational coherence.

When leaders send mixed signals, both financial markets and organizational teams pay a significant price in eroded trust and performance volatility. Our brains are wired to seek coherence and predictable patterns, according to research on the human nervous system, making leadership inconsistency particularly disruptive to both psychological safety and economic stability. The biological need for coherence extends from physical systems to social dynamics, where contradictory messages create cognitive dissonance that undermines decision-making and coordination.

The Neuroscience Behind Signal Consistency

by Jessica Moore P.E.