Presentation to business and accounting students from Southern Utah University

1. We focus
on what we
measure.

2. Remember
grade school . . .

3. How About Your First Job?

4. Why do we Focus on These Things?
“The reason why successful
companies fail is they invest in
things that provide the most
immediate and tangible evidence
of achievement.”
- Clayton Christensen

5. How are you investing yourself?

6. Finding Your “Sweet Spot”
Passion
What
Others
Value $
Strength
or Talent
The Danger
Zone
Your Highest
Point of
Contribution

7. The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“Perhaps we should
stop trying to do
better that which we
should not be doing at
all.”
- Peter Drucker

8. HBS Class
of 1979 . . .

9. 5, 10, 20-Year Reunions

10. Resource Allocation . . .

11. How Would You Spend 30 Minutes?

12. UNO with my 5-year old?

13. Typical Career Growth Pattern

14. Disruptive Career Growth Pattern

15. How Do We Get the Courage to Jump
to a New Curve?

16. What assumptions must prove true in
order for this to work?

17. Let’s Connect
Dan Griffiths is the Director of
Strategic Planning at Tanner, a CPA
firm based in Salt Lake City. He
provides strategic and business
planning, business coaching, and
leadership development. Contact
Dan at: dgriffiths@tannerco.com
Or connect with him on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/dangriffithscpa