by Rob Pillans | May 5, 2025 | Practice Management
In the first of a series of articles on M365, I start with exploring Microsoft Stream. It’s one of the applications that comes with many M365 subscriptions and which a lot of people are probably not conscious of. So what is Microsoft Stream, and how can it be...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 20, 2024 | Team Leadership
Succession could be defined as the process by which the current owner/s of a firm transition and handover ownership to new owner/s. When I say handover I don’t mean for free! The usual situation will be a sale of equity to new owners. Those owners could be inside the...
by Rob Pillans | Jan 23, 2024 | Team Leadership
Upcoming Manager Development Program Planet Consulting | Rob Pillans Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne February to April 2024 Here at For Accountants we are big believers in learning for life and the value of different approaches to skill building. We support the...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 19, 2023 | Practice Management, Team Leadership
As an accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant I am in and out of firms pretty much every day. One of the things I have observed is the critical role of the manager in successful firms. Here are nine skills I reckon great managers inside accounting and advisory...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 21, 2022 | Accounting Software, Business Services, Client Management, Technology
ChatGPT is an indicator of the massive impact artificial intelligence is going to have a on how knowledge workers and others work. In this article I explain what it is and why I believe we all need to pay attention. It’s a bit longer than usual but please go the...