Accountancy firms need to rethink how they handle billing if they want to maximise practice profits and maintain a good work/life balance, says Paul Davis. Pricing is a sensitive subject. In contract negotiation, it is the moment when hearts beat a little faster, the...
How do you deal with overwhelm? Many of us have been there…trying to balance work and life, to-do lists, deadlines, meetings, family, things that have to get done, responding to emails and phonecalls… The list goes on and on! When we feel overwhelmed, we don’t devote...
Last weekend I met up with a few friends and we got chatting about planning one of the experiences on our bucket list. It was pretty amazing. But I’ll let you In on a secret – every year it becomes harder organising these events. All I could hear this weekend is how...
In my work, I see a lot of business owners and executives so overwhelmed that they put aside work for the weekend. I’ve been there and I completely understand the urge/pressure to do more. I think it is fair to say that this doesn’t make up for the best work-life...
Do you know what one of the most common challenges executives face today? Interruptions. Between calls, emails, instant messaging, Skype messaging, texts, WhatsApp messages, email notifications, and people coming in for those questions that will only take 5 minutes,...
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Success: the magic word of today. This is what we went to college for, this is why we spent countless hours studying, this is what we work towards, this is what we dream of. It is all about success and being successful today. But just what is success? Now, I know what...
Start the meetings on time, every time. Practice good time keeping habits by starting on time, keeping to time limits for agenda topics and ending on time. This means that sometimes you will need to begin your meetings before all the participants are present. Don’t...
It’s been said that the difference between a successful person and one who doesn’t achieve his or her goals is focus. The ability to stay focused on a goal rather than getting sidetracked is, perhaps, the greatest skill you can develop. Here are five of the...
Business Mentoring As professionals, time is our key asset. We want to be outstanding - not just in our mastery of time, but by providing excellent service to clients. Mastery of time helps us build an outstanding reputation - which means that clients come to us,...