by Rob Pillans | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles
In July 2024 Kate and I had the good fortune to spend five weeks in Europe. As part of this we spent some time in Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The short summary is these are all fabulous countries and I highly recommend them as places to visit. Denmark I’d...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles, Planning
I love the end of a calendar year. It’s a time for family Christmas celebrations in many households, including mine. It’s summer and there are some extra holidays to be had. There is generally a positive vibe in the community. These are all good things, but perhaps...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles
In 2017 I presented a session for the leaders of the firms in an association of firms in Australia. It was on lessons from 30 years in the profession and one of those lessons was “you can do more with less than you think (process and people)”. One of the key messages...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles, Technology
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I interact with a lot of accounting firm owners and managers. Two of the hot topics of discussion for some time now have been Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). In many ways there has...
