by Rob Pillans | Mar 18, 2021 | Articles
Putting my accounting firm consultant hat on for a moment, here are four ideas to build a better firm. The right people I’ve put this first for a very good reason. You can have all the latest technology but in my view the success of your business still comes back to...
by Rob Pillans | Mar 18, 2021 | Articles
There is a TED talk by neuroscientist Russell Foster on sleep which I found most enlightening. (See the TED talk here.) I also read some articles from the Sleep Medicine Division of the Harvard Medical School. Here is a summary of what I learned. Russell Foster...
by Rob Pillans | Mar 17, 2021 | Articles
As an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor one of the questions I am getting from firm owners and managers is what are other firms doing about work from home options post COVID? Unlike some businesses that cannot exist without face to face contact the reality...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
In my role as an accounting firm coach, consultant and mentor I like to find examples in other industries to help accountants run better accounting firms. It might surprise you that air traffic controllers provide some great examples! I occasionally sit near the...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
Here is a three step process for identifying the right clients and attracting them to your firm. As an accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant I’m writing this in respect of accounting firm management, but the principles can be applied across other businesses. Be...