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Why the best goals only last 90 days (an intro to OKRs)

Why the best goals only last 90 days (an intro to OKRs)

It might sound counterintuitive. But limit your goals in terms of scope and timeframe, and you might find you achieve more thanks to focus and accountability. That’s the logic and value of using OKRs.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
Okay, you’ve built a firm. But did you build a business?

Okay, you’ve built a firm. But did you build a business?

Firms need to operate - and earn - like businesses, but many of them don’t. Here’s what the industry’s leading accountants would do to fix that.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
Vending machine or butler: how should a ‘firm of the future’ serve its clients?

Vending machine or butler: how should a ‘firm of the future’ serve its clients?

Accounting is changing. New tech. New ICPs. And new service models. But do firms face a fork in the road — and a decision to make about how they serve clients in the future?

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
The business case for advisory as AI adoption grows

The business case for advisory as AI adoption grows

If AI is a “threat” to traditional accounting. What next? Advisory relies on human intelligence, but AI can help support and improve your delivery.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
Looking to grow existing clients? These are the exercises I rate

Looking to grow existing clients? These are the exercises I rate

1 workshop, 2 hours, 3 exercises: an Account Planning Workshop might be one of the fastest and most powerful ways to expand revenue within existing clients. These are the APW exercises I use, and how to run them well.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
The one workshop you need to deepen your understanding of clients and help grow the firm

The one workshop you need to deepen your understanding of clients and help grow the firm

A deep understanding of what clients want and need, today and in the future, is crucial for retention. As is having the proposition(s) to match. Enter: the Account Planning Workshop.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
How we built flinder’s advisory-first offer

How we built flinder’s advisory-first offer

Advisory was a clear, logical fit for flinder from the start. But building it right took time. We had to learn about clients and earn their trust. So let’s take it back to the beginning: what did we prioritise and why?

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
The upside to entering awards and losing (from someone who’s won, lost, and judged before)

The upside to entering awards and losing (from someone who’s won, lost, and judged before)

There’s truth in the saying, “it’s not the winning, it’s the taking part”. Applying for an award - and doing it well - is a valuable process, no matter whose name gets called out on the night.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
30 leaders on what firms must do next

30 leaders on what firms must do next

The Finance Takes The Piste 2025 whitepaper is here - download the insights and start applying the actions.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
30+ accounting leaders and a closed-door conversation about growth. What was raised?

30+ accounting leaders and a closed-door conversation about growth. What was raised?

Growth should be a top priority for all firm leaders. And, no, it’s not enough to rely on passive growth channels like referrals alone.

Alastair Barlow
Alastair Barlow
A series of ramblings on how we built flinder and the lessons along the way.

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A series of ramblings on how we built flinder and the lessons along the way.

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