Blogs
Our blogs help you understand and deliver business advisory services to your clients. Viv Brownrigg, Mark Jenkins, Natalie Eady and our guest blog authors, provide you with the ideas and tools to accelerate small business success.
The gold in our failings
Secretly, humans are conditioned to love a good fail. While stories of triumph are inspiring, epic...
3 minute read
Value add services - delivered on demand or basic duty of care?
True story An accounting firm relayed this scene to me this week. One of the firm’s partners,...
3 minute read
Communication,
Sustainability,
Systems,
Leadership,
Natalie Eady,
Core Values,
Appreciation,
Core Purpose,
Growth
8 Questions for Effective New Client Screening
Screening potential clients sounds rather clinical, a bit like screening for a disease. Truth be...
3 minute read
Communication,
Sustainability,
Leadership,
Mark Jenkins,
Coach,
Accountability,
Leverage,
Professional Development
The Evolution of the Accountant
There is no doubt accountants need to evolve. The accounting industry is going through a...
3 minute read
Where have all the 'Young Guns' gone?
Recently I ran a‘Succession Insights Poll’ in New Zealand, with 441 accounting firms...
3 minute read
Sustainability,
Mark Jenkins,
Core Values,
Appreciation,
Agility,
Walk the Talk,
Team Engagement,
Culture,
Balance
Let's get to the Core of the problem
I’m a firm believer that everyone comes to work to do a great job - initially anyway. So why do...
3 minute read
Systems,
Leadership,
Mark Jenkins,
Responsibility,
Appreciation,
Agility,
Team Engagement,
Leverage,
Growth
Can I Outsource Leadership?
The biggest challenge in business stems from 'TLT' - too little time. One of the best solutions...
1 minute read
Sustainability,
Leadership,
Mark Jenkins,
Accountability,
Responsibility,
Core Purpose,
Walk the Talk,
Goals,
Team Engagement,
OARBED
Managing Poor Performance
I firmly believe that when anyone starts a new role they come to work with the intention of...
2 minute read