by Rob Pillans | Aug 23, 2017 | Articles, Technology
I really like Brisbane airport. That’s lucky because as an accounting firm coach who regularly visits firms I find myself passing through it quite a bit. 14 times in August for example. It strikes me as a really well run airport where everything just seems to work. My...
by Rob Pillans | Aug 23, 2017 | Articles, Events, Technology
Attendance ATSA is the Accountants’ Technology Showcase Australia, described as the independent technology event for accountants & bookkeepers in practice. At its heart is a series of presentations by industry experts and displays by various technology vendors to...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 26, 2017 | Articles
As an accounting firm coach I speak with a lot of accounting firm owners and managers. I’ve noticed that a very common topic of discussion is bookkeeping. Why? I think the answer is that many firms now understand the value of good bookkeeping and are grappling with...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 26, 2017 | Articles, Events
I’m sharing a few ideas from three different speakers and some high performing firms in this my third and final reflection on speakers at PAC17. Tips from Paul Dunn Paul reminded us of the value of video – if a picture is worth a thousand words, he believes a video is...
by Rob Pillans | Jun 27, 2017 | Articles
Most of us in business are familiar with the idea (made famous by Stephen Covey) of organising and implementing around priorities, where priorities are determined by assessing both importance and urgency. (See more on this here.) The degree of urgency typically...