by Rob Pillans | Nov 17, 2021 | Team Leadership
Most accounting firm owners and managers will have spotted quite a bit of chatter in various media regarding something called “the great resignation”. So what is it, is it real and should accounting firms be worried? What is it and is it real? The term has its origins...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 21, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
Have you ever stopped to ponder this question? Two things have prompted me to do so: The obvious impact of COVID which has found people working in different physical spaces to where they might normally work; and Renovations at home mean I am temporarily out of my much...
by Rob Pillans | Aug 19, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I am privy to many shareholder agreements. Some incorporate a form of long service or sabbatical leave for owners on some sort of a cycle. Good idea. I’ve recently had a client try the idea of what they ended up...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 22, 2021 | Business Services, Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services
With a new financial year kicked off in Australia it is not too late to plan for the year ahead if you’ve not done so already. Here are my suggestions to make FY22 a great year. (Re)articulate your values Get clear on your mission Get clear on your vision Have a...
by Rob Pillans | May 19, 2021 | Business Services, Featured Articles, Financial Services, Practice Management
Recently I participated in an interactive webinar with Patrick Lencioni who is a well known author and speaker on management and leadership topics. His view is that the goals of a leader are to make the organisation smart and to make it healthy. Lencioni also holds...
