Having taken over a small practice I have been able to see the time saved by good practice management software. We use Accountancy Manager but any decent practice management software…
Why Monday morning made me sad
I recently decided to make a concerted effort to stay on top of my emails. Not an Inbox Zero exercise where you just hide them in different folders (I tried…
Do you carry a condom on a first date?
I don’t know about you but I use social media for networking rather than selling. Like face to face networking I like to take my time to get to know…
Are timesheets useful?
Anyone who had to do timesheets in an accountancy firm probably remembers how much time they spent/wasted recording their time to the nearest 6 minutes. Then trying to make sure…
How do you work smarter?
There are all sorts of ways to work smarter rather than harder. I usually speak and write about systemising, automating and delegating work but you can achieve a whole lot…
Periods and menopause – for the men
These are often seen as women’s issues but, as about half the workforce are female, they’re things that employers need to know, whether they are male or female. By the…
Chairing effective meetings
We’ve all been stuck in ineffective meetings. They overrun on time, one person dominate the conversation and the wander off topic. Whilst we can’t always control other people’s meetings (other…
Why are you reading this?
How much time do you spend reading business improvement posts and books or going on training courses? Do you ever do anything as a consequence of that time? Here’s how…
How to manage a 25 hour working week
Initially I chose a 25 hour working week in order to fit around my small kids. These days they’re teenagers and (in normal times) busy with their own lives but…