by Dale Crosby | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog, Practice Management
Motivating staff in times of change Steve Covey, the author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, suggested that “habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do) and desire (want to do). It’s a relatively simple process to give people...
by Dale Crosby | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog, Business Growth, Practice Management, Skills development
The ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is a global body for professional accountants, with over 178,000 members in 181 countries). The ACCA recently published a report ‘Professional Accountants – The Future’ that outlined the skills and capabilities...
by Dale Crosby | Jun 4, 2017 | Blog, Communication Skills, Practice Management
There’s no doubt that technology and outsourcing are both having a significant impact on the way that financial data is collected, processed, analysed and delivered to clients. Larger accounting firms have been quick to embrace both technology and outsourcing in the...
by Dale Crosby | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Business Advisory Services, Communication Skills, Practice Management, Technology
A key factor contributing to the slow rate of uptake of advisory services, particularly in smaller accounting firms, has been the perception that it’s very difficult to systemise advice. As a result, partners end up doing much of this ‘high-end’ work, meaning that the...
by Dale Crosby | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, Business Growth, Practice Management
The 2015 ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ Benchmark Report of the Australian Accounting Profession highlighted some startling results: Some of the key findings included: A fall of 8.9% in average revenue per partner A fall in average client fee of 8.0% A decline in...
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