You can invest in the most cutting-edge technology, but if your people aren't on board, you're setting yourself up for failure.

I recently sat down with Michael Mazza, a shareholder at an accounting firm, for a Jirav-sponsored conversation on my Breaking Beliefs podcast. While Michael's experience is in accounting, his insights on business transformation are universal and eye-opening for leaders in any industry.

Business transformation has almost become synonymous with grand, sweeping changes and disruptive innovations. But the most effective transformations aren't always the most visible. What if true change comes from places we least expect?

When it comes to how we approach growth, whether, in a personal or professional context, we have an important choice to make. We have to decide whether we want to be results- or process-oriented. If we choose the former, we’ll focus mostly on the outcome of whatever endeavor we undertake.