Category: Thoughts

Chalkboard drawing - Measure of Risk and Reward
Accounting

Risk vs Reward

On a Zoom meeting today , the comment was made about it being a very candidate tight recruitment market at present. In our space this has been the case for over 20 years and at the APSCo recruitment conference yesterday it was mentioned that this will get worse, with no additional entrants to the market

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Customer Success in Professional Services?
Accounting

Customer Success in Professional Services?

Last week, I had the privilege of attending LinkedIn’s Talent Intelligence Experience. It’s amazing to see the opportunities that are available with using data and insights. A couple of key findings: 89% of people are open to the right opportunity People data is the number 1 Global Trend Soft skills and customer engagement is exponentially

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Two Years in…
Business Building

Two Years in…

A little over a week ago, Gary, Scotty, and I celebrated our two-year anniversary for Grow. Taking a moment to reflect on what has changed and where our growth has been was refreshing. Things have changed a lot between year one and year two, and here we are, another year wiser. Here are the three

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My first month, my first time
Career

My first month, my first time

After only being at Grow for one month, I feel like I am already a true part of the team. When coming to the realisation that it was time to put the pocket protector away and leave the calculator for weekends, I knew I was very keen to find a new career path. Being a

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Position Description vs Person Description
Business Building

Position Description vs Person Description

Position Description vs Person Description This is part 4 in a 6 part series When a firm is seeking a new person to join their team, they immediately look for the technical requirements of the role. Admittedly, technical skills are paramount. Personality and people skills are also important. If you’re working with a particular client

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Thank You!
Business Building

Thank You!

There was a campaign promoted by one of the Big 4 a few weeks ago that was calling people to publicly thank those who assisted them, and they were grateful for. Having spent a few hours on planes over the last couple of weeks, this offered time to ponder the meaning of life and identify

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Do We Really Need Email On Our Phones?
Business Building

Do We Really Need Email On Our Phones?

The vast majority of us have access to email on our phones. It’s the 21st century and that’s just how business runs, right? Well, apparently not. Last week, I was speaking with a close friend of mine who is quite senior in a very large accountancy practice, in relation to a particular matter and asked

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