Ironically, excellence is the biggest threat to your growth and to the future of the valuation profession. Smart, safe and stalled. In The Big Leap,

I’ve watched brilliant fee and chief appraisers hide. Not because they’re lazy. Because they’re scared. Scared of getting it wrong. Scared of being seen. Scared

Most appraisal departments have a foundational problem. The problem is the absence of asking questions. Questions like,• “Why is our review revision rate so high?•

Sunk costs are like old milk in the fridge. You’re pretty sure it’s turned the corner, but you’re afraid to open it. Same for your

There’s always another appraisal to write. Another review to complete. Our greatest enemy isn’t lack of valuation skills. It’s our chronic busyness that’s stifling strategic

  Throwing away my MAI was a declaration: We can do better. 100x better. I believe in appraisers. I believe in the next version of