Building your mental model | Xero Blog | Rod Drury

It has been a little while since my last post but I came across this from Rod Drury on the weekend. Quite logical when you think about what he is saying. I always say that confidence comes with knowledge and to some what you display as confidence they believe is arrogance. In some cases peopleContinue reading “Building your mental model | Xero Blog | Rod Drury”

A Poll – Making Uni Students MORE Job Ready

After writing my last post I thought more about what makes an accounting student job ready when completing their degree. And it became very clear that if they work while completing their degree they not only learn the skills required while at Uni they reinforce those skills obtained as they are using them every dayContinue reading “A Poll – Making Uni Students MORE Job Ready”

Macquarie Uni pioneering changes to benefit accounting students

On Thursday evening I was invited to attend a welcome function for the Guest Speakers / Industry Professionals that are part of the new unit being run by Macquarie University titled ACCG315 – Accountants in The Profession. I have been asked to be one of the first batch of Industry Professionals, representing the SME spaceContinue reading “Macquarie Uni pioneering changes to benefit accounting students”

From Accountant to Business Advisor – Market your Firm in the Cloud

From Accountant to Business Advisor – Market your Firm in the Cloud. A very interesting article from the WorkflowMax blog. Quite a detailed look at how the traditional accounting firm can and should make the move to become a “firm of the future” to avoid becoming stale and out of date. It opens by challengingContinue reading “From Accountant to Business Advisor – Market your Firm in the Cloud”