6 Tips for Getting Your Outsourced Finance Right
Choosing the right partner to outsource your finance, can feel like a complicated decision. Our experts have put together their top tips to guide you through the process.
Finding the Marginal Gains in your talent
It is common knowledge that engaged employees are more likely to perform better and improve business success. But it is important to remember that engagement is an outcome emanating from a variety of inputs.
When does an accountant stop being seen as a cost
Today’s accountants have a wide range of powerful tools and technologies at their disposal, enabling them to add more value to their clients’ businesses than ever before.
We all know Strategy is important, but are you spending enough time on it?
Strategy is all about two questions: ‘where are we going?’ and ‘how are we going to get there?’ There’s often confusion between strategy and tactics, but for me strategy is the big picture.
How your firm can benefit from an independent facilitator at a strategy day
In my previous article I talked about how, in any business with five or more people, the person given the responsibility to look after strategy (usually the Chief Executive), should be spending 20-30% of their time on it.
Six ways to prevent negative conflict in the boardroom
Chairing a board meeting can be challenging, and conflicts or disagreements can quickly escalate if they’re not managed properly. In the right circumstances however, conflict can be a good thing!
Five tips for effective succession planning
Most people want to grow a business and sell it or retire at some point in time (and hopefully take some capital value out in the process). Therefore, succession planning is something that should always be on the agenda.