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After Dad's (Calvin II) death in 2025, we went through a box of important work memorabilia he had collected over the years.  Much of the history was with Arthur Andersen where he spent 24-years of his career.  Amongst the items he kept was a GFOA Certificate of Achievement Reviewer clock t...

This topic isn't Gradient's main focus area, but we thought it would be worthy of a general post.  Have you ever received any mail that appears to be very official and asks you to send in money?  We just did.  If so, please proceed with caution.  With the new Beneficial Ownership...

Gradient Solutions Corporation was founded by Calvin E. Webb II in June of 2003 as Webb Watch Corporation. For 21 years, Calvin successfully led a small number of consultants serving a variety of clients and industries. In January of 2024, Calvin stepped back from Gradient's operations due to an une...

I recently started re-reading Stephen R. Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."  I hadn't read the book in over 15 years and felt that it would be a good refresher at this point in my career.  Early in the book, Mr. Covey begins to dissect the "habits" ...