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, Leadership
In late April, I attended the annual conference run by my old employer Panalitix. The overall theme of the conference was “focus”. I believe this is one of the most important words for any business and I loved the acronym that we were reminded of: Follow One Course...
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 Rob Pillans | Jan 17, 2017 | Accounting Firm Management, Articles
Those of you who attended my 12 Lessons workshop in 2016 will recall that my first lesson from 30 years of working in and with accountants was about leadership. And you will recall I said that it was first for a reason. I believe that how you lead your firm – how you...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles
In my last article on accounting firm management I finished by saying: Your team and your clients are like the grapes in wine making. You source the best quality you can and then cultivate them and care for them. The result is season after season of great output and...
