Category: Career

Five Things That Will Make You a Better Leader (in under five minutes)

Five Things That Will Make You a Better Leader (in under five minutes)

One of the most impactful conversations of my entire professional life, one where a senior [...]

How To Follow Up On Your Job Application Without Looking Desperate

How To Follow Up On Your Job Application Without Looking Desperate

Whenever someone asks me if I think they should follow up on the job application [...]

Why Accountants Need More Brand

Why Accountants Need More Brand

What accountants and brands have in common Brands are big business. The most successful organisations [...]

The Contractor Checklist

The Contractor Checklist

Want to take the plunge and become an accounting and finance contractor? Yay for you! [...]

RIP IQ and EQ The new VIP is CQ

R.I.P IQ and EQ. The new VIP is CQ.

It’s useful to have solid dollops of IQ and emotional intelligence. But to survive and [...]

Why Staying in the Wrong Role is Like Sitting In Auckland Traffic

Why Staying in the Wrong Role is Like Sitting In Auckland Traffic

Everyone has something to say about Auckland’s traffic. I recently returned to Auckland and seeing [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Avoid That Tough Conversation With Your Recruiter

Why You Shouldn’t Avoid That Tough Conversation With Your Recruiter

No relationship can grow without the proper amount of communication. Picture this: You’re looking for [...]

Don’t Fail At Failure This Year

Don’t Fail At Failure This Year

I guess we can all agree on one thing: Failure sucks If you set a [...]

Recruiter Says No

Recruiter Says No

‘A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.’ – [...]

How To Be A Future Fit Accountant

How To Be A Future Fit Accountant

Successful Accountants are upskilling themselves today for skills they need in tomorrow’s world. Every industry [...]

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