by Rob Pillans | Apr 27, 2017 | Articles
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...
by Rob Pillans | Apr 27, 2017 | Accounting Firm Management, Articles, Leadership
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...
by Rob Pillans | Mar 28, 2017 | Articles
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...
by Rob Pillans | Mar 28, 2017 | Accounting Firm Management, Articles, Events
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...
by admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Articles, Videos
“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...