by Rob Pillans | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I often look at my experiences through the eyes of an accounting firm owner or manager and look for ideas that can be applied. My trip to Sicily was no exception. Example 1 Lipari Hotel The first place we went in...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
In my work as an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I am regularly speaking with firm owners and managers about marketing. In the current climate where finding great team members is “hard” and finding clients is “easy”, the focus of marketing activity is...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
For me the period from late December through to mid January is my peak goal setting time. As part of my Christmas / New Year break I like to put my feet up a bit and ponder. I love to take the opportunity to reflect and project. Then, as I go into the new calendar...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
Since early 2020 I have held the view that we are seeing a potentially seismic shift in societal attitudes about the amount of time we spend at work, where we work and when we work. I think it has been happening for some time and COVID accelerated it. Arguably it is...
by admin | Aug 30, 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 trip Kate and I did in Europe recently, so I’ve added this as a bonus article. Air Travel Kate and I describe international air travel...
by Rob Pillans | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles
In an earlier article I focused on why and how an accounting firm would use a CRM tool. In this article I talk about some options that firms have available. You might recall I said a CRM system provides a suite of tools designed to streamline the operations of a...
