I had such an interesting experience yesterday morning. Last week I committed to give away some money. It wasn’t a large amount – in fact it was R50. I had put the money aside in my cupboard so that I would not forget. So yesterday I resolved to give the money to a street beggar. I knew […]
It is through my interaction with candidates and coaching clients that I pick up a lot of what I discuss in my articles. I hope you find it valuable and informative. Recently I met with a client who was a senior financial manager in a large company. This company was a model of a typical […]
How many business meeting do you attend every week? I’m sure at least a few. But are meetings largely a waste of time? Sometimes they might seem that way. But if you have to attend meetings, use them to your best advantage. In fact meetings are great places to get your ‘brand’ out there. And they are […]
I had a rather interesting experience which I thought might be valuable to share with you. Yesterday I met with a young CA who again reminded me of the power of a strong self-esteem. It was quite subtle but gob-smacked me much more than I expected. When he arrived and introduced himself, I was struck […]
Try this. . . . . ACCOUNTING IS ARITHMETIC MADE DIFFICULT I any event, the size of the numbers have grown exponentially (from shillings and pence to billions of Rands) and so the accounting systems have needed to be much more complex. Now I am not proposing that we drop the systems and revert back […]
Every budding CA has had to make the call on whether to stay in the profession or to move out into the corporate world. The transition looks quite daunting. but it need not be if you consider that there are a number of skills that you have developed in your auditing career that will stand […]
Too often my clients tell me that they want to be more involved in strategy. My first question is ‘what do you understand by the word strategy?’ The answers vary across the board, none of which usually deal with what I understand to be strategy! So here is a simple way of looking at what […]
If you are getting to grips with the power of social media you’re smiling. There is no doubt that your future credibility and effectiveness will lie in your ability to master social platforms. And if you are a business, know that you better watch out what your customers and perspective customers are thinking about you […]
In Part 1 we discussed Simplicity. I explained how important it is to have a cover summary page with all your pertinent information. The objective was to make the CV more readable. The next part of the CV is all about the detail on the two important issues raised in the summary: > Academic qualifications […]
I always prefer to work with real live examples so that theory is to a large extent dissipated. Practicality rules the day! Being in the recruitment space I meet and interview a number of CA’s. Almost without fail they hopelessly under-sell themselves. In fact they often leave my office with a smile on their face […]