Whilst some of us accountants and finance professionals may be quite robotic and machine-like when it comes to our jobs the majority of us still have been endowed with 5 senses, you know sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. But when was the last time you used all of these to give better financial advice?…

In relationships there’s an often clichéd break up phrase “It’s not you, it’s me” and this is partly true also in Finance when trying to influence decision makers for a couple reasons, otherwise we’ll end up with broken hearts. Firstly, we’re often trying to influence decision-makers in our own way and style, without trying to…

A fellow finance professional asked me a couple weeks ago what are the key skills required to become a fantastic accountant, and rather focus on skills per se I suggested he focus on mastering 3 disciplines? So what are these three disciplines and how do they help you become a fantastic accountant and finance professional? Before jumping…

There are two types of accountant and finance professional, those that ensure the appropriate controls and compliance are in place so that the numbers are accurate and consistent – let’s call this preserving value, and then there are those who are coming out from behind their desks, engaging with the business on meaningful problems, solving…

In a survey from earlier this year 95% finance leaders said they experienced a skills-gap in the finance function, however telling finance professionals to change their behaviours alone is not going to address this gap. Think about it, how often are we hearing from leaders (and thinking in brackets): We need to be more commercial (Okay so what does…