As you probably know I hate call centres, especially when backed by a team of badly trained staff and shocking background music. But my pet-hate is the computerised computer voice delivering outrageously long menu options. It aggravates me no end that companies consider it ‘okay’ for me to do their work when I am paying them for the […]
I had an abrupt wake up call yesterday whilst coaching a young, surprisingly energised young CA. I purposely shifted our conversation into the political arena with the intention of provoking them to think out of the box. The question? What if the SA economy boomed this year? How could he position himself to take maximum advantage of such a […]
In life that is one thing you will learn the hard way. No person can tell you this – you need to have your own personal experience. Relying on a written contract is no way to go into a deal. If you ever have to pull that agreement out the draw, know that you are in trouble. […]
There is some profound empirical evidence thoughts have an uncanny power. It seems that what you are thinking right now plays a major part in how you might deal with your next experience. Take heed! If your underlying mind-talk is flavoured with positive outcomes, you could be better positioned to deal much more favourably with anything that you are faced with […]
Accuracy? Financial accuracy? Balancing to the last cent? Is this not fundamental to the idea of accounting? It’s about balancing the books and emanates from a brilliant system of double-entry bookkeeping that was devised thousands of years ago and has survived intact to this very day! Incredible! In the theory of accountancy, accuracy is non-negotiable. But for accountants is […]
Just because you have an executive title does not mean that you are an executive. You judge. Just ask yourself the question: Am I in the ‘inner circle’? There is one thing that I learnt in my corporate experience – there is a big difference between a manager and an executive. The roles are poles apart! To be […]
Willingness is a wonderful idea. It is a concept of inner freedom. It’s about letting go of all preconceived ideas and allowing your true essence to flow through. It’s surrender and acceptance and trust all rapped up together. Contrast this to worry, concern, doubt, resistance and fear, you can feel the freedom of it all. What happens, though, […]
Don’t you often find that you are asking yourself the question “I’m a qualified CA, but am I making it? Am I where a CA with my years of experience, should be?” It does not seem to matter how many years you have been qualified, there is always this nagging uncertainty that you are not as successful as you should […]
The tsunami-type advancement of the internet is a very real issue facing our profession. Experts are telling us about the 4th Industrial Revolution and describing it as humungous and mind-blowing. Between the Internet Of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality (VR), Blockchain (Bitcoin), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3-D Printing, life as we know it is going to go through a massive transformation. As CA’s we need […]
It never ceases to amaze me just how people tie themselves up in knots and agonise about things that are blatantly false! In one of my packages the first session is an intimate look at goals, values, strengths and weaknesses. I send the client a coaching questionnaire which they need to complete before we meet. The questions are evoking. […]