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What is on your pre 30 June to do list?
We are approaching two months out from the end of the Australian financial year end. A great time to identify your goals for between now and EOFY. My view is that these goals will be both in respect of your clients and your own business. In short, I’d like to see...
The Importance of Sleep for Professionals
In the CAANZ Accuity magazine in February/March 2017 there was an article by Ben Power called “In praise of sleep”. It has prompted me to consider the subject further and its relevance to professional such as accountants and lawyers. Ben Power’s article makes...
Steering the Ship – What Carnival Cruises Teaches Accountants
I recently attended an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch where Ann Sherry AO, the Executive Chairman of Carnival Australia was the speaker. She is the person who over the last 10 years has literally turned this ship around, with an increase in revenue of...
ASIC Data on Corporate Failures Highlights Opportunities for Accountants
Although not widely publicised, ASIC reports annually on company failures. Their report is based on the reports received from insolvency practitioners when they investigate company failures and report the causes to ASIC. The report for 2015-16 shows that of 9,465...
Simon Sinek on Leadership
On Friday 3 March I attended the Start With Why Leadership Forum headlined by Simon Sinek. I’ve prepared a brief summary of my insights from this. For those who have not heard of Simon, he is one of the thinkers and speakers of the moment, having been made famous by...
Three Technology Issues to Avoid
Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) Practice Note on Cloud Computing The TPB issued a Practice Note called TPB(PN) 01/2017 Cloud computing and the Code of Professional Conduct on 25 January 2017. The note outlines how accounting firms will be liable for how their client's...
Two conferences for accountants you might want to consider
1. Accounting Business Expo This is a new event on the calendar, to be held in Sydney on 21 and 22 March. Attendance for accountants is free and it is a combination of presentations from a wide range of speakers and exhibitors from across the accounting industry. The...
What I learned at MYPCon17
I attended this on 24 February in Sydney. This was very different to the Xero Roadshow in that it was less focused on the MYP software and more on management topics presented by various speakers including Michael Sherlock, one of the founders of Brumbys Bakery. Steven...
Accounting Firm Lessons from the Career of Margaret Court
"Be different, focus, and persevere..." In this video, I discuss the key lessons from the amazing career of Margaret Court, that can be applied to Accounting Firm Management.
Thoughts from the Xero Roadshow
On 15 February I attended the Xero roadshow in Brisbane. Here are a few things I took away from the Xero presentations and talking to many attendees. The Xero team are passionate about their product and believe they have an outstanding range of products for...
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