Paul Matthews is a leading Learning and Development professional with three best-selling books to his name. He brings learning and performance to life with stories that both fascinate and inspire. He also prides himself on reducing complex theory down to simple ideas and sharing them in a way that everyone can understand, and more importantly, use to get better results.

As well as being a sought-after speaker, Paul provides consultancy services, training workshops and webinars for blue-chip clients in the UK and beyond.Shownotes:

The main problems with learning and development in professional service firms

Why good LandD people leave professional firms

The problems accounting firms have with training their people

The difference between experience and expertise

The two things that good professional training should do

Why onboarding of new staff is done so poorly in accounting firms

How lack of firm vision and strategy adversely affects performance

The problem with learning transfer - how training enters the workflow in accounting firms

The three 'elephants in the room' for professional firm LandD

Where the majority of skills transfer and learning comes from in accounting firms

What is the brand or reputation of LandD in your firm?

The role of culture in strong professional firm LandD

The biggest challenge LandD people have in professional firms

What good CPD looks like in an accounting firm

How professional firms get people development strategy all wrong

The problem with a 'training needs analysis'

The one thing missing from most training which negates the transfer of the right behaviors into a firm

Guess what proportion of people come out of a training program with the desired learning transfer?

The benefits of a growth mindset over a fixed mindset in professional training

The problems with leadership training in accounting firms

Are accountants best placed as individuals to say what CPD they need?

A better metric than ROI to measure the effectiveness of training

Accounting firm leaders - how to get buy in for your learning interventions

The one thing leaders must do to model a learning, coachable culture

The big difference between how children and adults learn

The career downsides of neglecting your personal and professional development

The secrets of onboarding new staff in your accounting firm

Paul's very passionate about the LandD industry and recognises it as an incredible potential leverage point to make a difference in people's lives. Yet this leverage is so often wasted. He wants to use his extensive knowledge and experience to help you enhance the success of your organisation's LandD performance – and, as a result, change lives.

Paul grew up on a hill country farm in New Zealand and, like many Kiwis, went on to travel the world. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice, crossed the Sahara three times and the Himalayas eight times. You can reach him here...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmatthews100 (Paul on LinkedIn)

https://paul-matthews.com (Check out his website here)