by Rob Pillans | Nov 7, 2024 | Articles, Technology
I’m seeing an increasing use of generative AI tools for note taking in meetings. So I thought it would be useful to summarise some pros and cons of these tools and identify some of the popular tools being used. Let me start by listing in alphabetical order the four...
by Rob Pillans | Nov 7, 2024 | Articles
Many of you would be aware that I love to explore other countries with my partner Kate. In fact I love travel nearly as much as I love accounting firms! I get asked regularly to share some observations from my travels. Nothing to do with running a better accounting...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 14, 2024 | Articles
As an accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant I get to see inside a lot of accounting firms. I get to see a lot of stuff that works and a lot that does not. In the area of learning and development, or training as some may call it, I’ve concluded that there are...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 14, 2024 | Articles
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 | Feb 14, 2024 | Articles
(image credit: Australian of the Year Awards) The Australian of the Year awards first started in 1960 and like many Australians I watched the announcement of the winners on the ABC TV on the 25th of January. If you are curious about the process go to the website to...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
I know this is a newsletter about running a better accounting firm but some people have said they’d like to hear a little about the second trip Kate and I did in Europe this year, so I’ve added this as a bonus article. This trip kicked off on 8 September and would see...
