The Commbank Legal Market Pulse has some interesting reading for Australian accountants, especially in the compliance area. Australia’s leading law firms are moving into, and responding to, a rapidly changing market. The changes are brought about by intensifying competitive pressures, with subdued revenue growth, margin compression, and increasingly demanding clients. This is compounded by continual price negotiations, the increasingly competitive …
It’s all about the teamwork
When I was younger I played Rugby. A lot of rugby. And in a sports minded Australia, Rugby was good. I eventually had to choose between Accounting and Rugby as I headed into University. Yes, a lot of non-accountants might question that decision. Just heading into first year University I was still playing Rugby. Playing for my Club, playing for …
The Millennials Takeover! Millennials in the workplace
For those that missed it, there is an interesting interview with Simon Sinek was released regarding “Millennials in the Workplace”. For those of you that missed this video, click here for the link. What’s interesting is that there are almost 7.4 million views of the link above, with 62,000 giving a thumbs up and 3,000 giving a thumbs down, and …
Is Social Media marketing all that it’s cracked up to be
There has been a large amount of effort spent on social media, and a large amount of effort in convincing business owners on the importance of being “social” online. Certainly many Australian accountants are being bombarded not only with “Compliance is dead so move to business consulting” messages, but almost at the same pace there are messages that any Accounting …