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...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 22, 2019 | Articles, Training
As an accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant I get to see inside a lot of accounting firms. I get to see a lot of stuff that works and a lot that does not. In the area of learning and development, or training as some may call it, I’ve concluded that there are...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 22, 2019 | Articles, Business Strategy
I attended the AICPA Engage conference in Las Vegas from Monday 10 June to Thursday 13 June. The conference offered hundreds of sessions across technical and non-technical topics and was attended by about 4,000 accountants, mostly from the USA. I attended two sessions...
by Rob Pillans | May 30, 2019 | Articles, EOFY
We are now just one month out from the end of the Australian financial year. A great time to check on your goals for between now and then. My view is you will have goals both in respect of your clients and your own business. In short, I’d like to see accounting and...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 26, 2019 | Articles, Leadership, Training
My experience as an accounting firm coach and mentor in working with multiple firms is that the manager role is critical for firm success. I also observe that quite often people in these roles have not receive much in the way of training to equip them for success as a...
