What can your accountancy firm learn from General Electric about stretch goals?

Scientific research and practical experiences at Jack Welch’s General Electric, suggest discomfort is the emotion you should feel about the goals you set yourself.Here’s why…Jack Welch was CEO

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Take 5 scientific goal-setting steps to drive your Accountancy firm forward.

Don’t let your firm stutter and stall by not taking goal-setting seriously. Research proves that scientific, measured, targeted and focused goal setting works. Jack Welch, CEO of General

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Accountants can learn from these surgery recovery SMART goals

In 1992 a study inside 2 of Scotland’s Orthopaedic hospitals provided overwhelming evidence that goal-setting works.The study proved that having detailed, challenging goals clearly worked for pain-riddled hip

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The clearest way to measure the success of your accountancy firm…

It’s frustrating when your firm achieves less than it should, but are you doing enough to help yourself? Ignoring or paying lip-service to goal-setting as just another annual

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Make your accountancy firm fly like an Ostrich…

When it comes to achieving your goals, reaching your business targets and ensuring your firm grows - there can be no such word as can’t.Do you have a

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How ambitious should your accountancy firm be at generating new client leads?

Goal setting is generally accepted as good practice in sport.Goal setting is also accepted as good practice in business too – especially in sales.So, what is your accountancy

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Che Guevara, revolutionary leader, suggested that we all should “dream the impossible to make dreams a reality”.

Che Guevara, the revolutionary leader, suggests that we all should “dream the impossible to make dreams a reality”.Are you?Are you dreaming the impossible for 2017?Yes, you love it

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Is business advisory really the future for the accountancy profession?

Make no mistake, I’m a passionate advocate of business advice by accountants.For three reasons – here’s why you should take business advisory seriously.The first reason - I didn’t

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Spring is time for Accountants to put a spring in their step too…

It would be a crying shame to miss out on the positivity and renewed enthusiasm that Spring brings with it.It’s encouraging to see green leaves springing from branches

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What can accountants learn from GE and Jack Welch about stretch goals?

Scientific research and practical experiences at Jack Welch’s GE, suggest discomfort is the emotion you should feel about the goals you set yourself.What about helping your business owner

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