P Cubed

 A.C. drove down from Michigan to attend the Accenture Alumni Partner Lunch now traditionally at Trios.  A.C. was actually the genesis of the tradition back in 2001 when he suggested (or maybe assigne me) that we all meet monthly for lunch now that we were all ex Partners.  It was just another example of how A.C. focused on people and culture which is likely why the Cincinnati Alumni get together every year on the Thursday following Thanksgiving for an Alumni Reunion.

With two Partners now gone (B.W. and J.R.) we had the usual P.G. G.M P.E. K,D. and myself to reminise about the early days of Accenture and to compare and contrast the cultures of the Cincinnati Office vs Columbus and Cleveland (the days of the All Ohio Practice).  

Coincidentally, my suggested next topic for the Vistage Alumi meeting this Thursday is mentors in our lives and clearly A.C. was instrumental mentor to me.   

I have many many A.C. stories and pearls  of wisdom and have blogged about them before -  B players, and Bad News Ages Fast.  But today his 92 years of wisdom had not ceased.  A.C. mentioned when he talks to high school classes, he stresses "P cubed" - Priorities, Passion and People. 

That pearl of wisdom is easy to remember, but harder to practice.  

Thank you A.C. for putting the "P cubed" into me!