by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Articles, Planning
Bushfires, floods and a pandemic. Most people could never have imagined just how challenging the start to 2020 would be. The hot topic right now is of course COVID-19 / Corona Virus with the situation very fluid. I was involved in quite a detailed conversation with...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 10, 2019 | Articles
I like to keep an eye out for books that provide ideas for my clients and for me. Below are some suggestions for holiday reading. Is anyone else a compulsive highlighter of books? I was so excited years ago when I discovered that you could highlight text in e-books,...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 10, 2019 | Articles, Events
Accountech Live was a two day industry event in Melbourne in November which I attended for both days. This was the first year under the ownership of international organisation Terrapinn who purchased it from National Media who in turn had purchased ATSA (Accountants...
by Rob Pillans | Dec 10, 2019 | Articles
I love the end of a calendar year. It is a time for family Christmas celebrations. 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 the thing I like most about the end...
by Rob Pillans | Oct 29, 2019 | Articles
I graduated from the Company Directors course in 2007 when I was the General Manager of Pitcher Partners Sydney. It helped me quite a bit in my role which had significant interaction with the 18 directors of the firm. In keeping with my life long learning ethos, I...
by Rob Pillans | Oct 29, 2019 | Articles, Leadership
I recently watched a video of Ken Blanchard and Simon Sinek on stage together talking about leadership. They were primarily answering questions from the local audience and I thought there were a few gems in their answers. For those not familiar with these two...
by Rob Pillans | Oct 29, 2019 | Accounting Firm Management, Articles, Business Strategy
I was listening to a podcast from the USA which was an interview of the founder of a successful small firm in the USA. One of the things this firm does is weekly billing for its virtual CFO service clients. This is the first time I have heard of weekly billing but as...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles, Book Reviews
As part of building my time management (managing yourself and your priorities) workshops I spent over 100 hours researching best practice. One of the many books, articles and research papers I read was a book by American computer science Professor Cal Newport. His...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles, Payroll
I was prompted to think more about this by a report that a few weeks out from the deadline for the adoption of Single Touch Payroll 50% of businesses are yet to register! Some firms have been providing payroll services to clients for many years. Some have concluded it...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles, Events
I attended the two days of Xero’s annual conference on 4 and 5 September. I did not make it to the wrap party so can’t comment on that. There was less hype this year compared to last year. It seemed a bit calmer and reflects, I believe, the growing maturity of Xero as...
