In this podcast I discuss with our marketing intern, Kate Paterson, about the benefits of internships. We compare unpaid and paid internships, talk about Kate’s personal experience and highlight why she sees the need to add value to the firm as well as some key beneficial learnings for her own development.

Wow this was a good conversation! We spoke with Milo-Arne Wilkinson from the Eleven Executive Leadership Program about what is forgettable, where we focus our time and what if what we did could get a 9 times better outcome. Some great examples of both business and personal that I am sure you can all resonate, this is worth a listen…

I can’t stop banging our drum about this! Making poor hiring decisions in your professional services firm can HURT and the current state of the Financial Planning Profession in particular is causing people to focus on the WRONG things when hiring people, they are focusing on hiring for things that can be taught, not the things that will ensure good cultural fit and a better long term outcome! Here are some tips to dig deeper to find the right values when hiring for your firm

No one ever says ‘actually I have a heap of spare time’ and we probably will never say that but we are aware of what is the most important to us and sometimes that thing is right under our nose. We are all super busy and this is going to be a constant but here are some things I recently discovered to help me get some quality engagement with what is most important..

Now that’s a mouthful but this is a really interesting chat with Cris Parker from the Ethics Centre and Director of the Banking and Finance Oath, we covered Amazon, Google and Casinos but fired off some great food for thought. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did….. We have just launched all our podcasts on iTunes so you can subscribe directly and binge on some of our favorite podcasts over the years

Privately owned professional services firms needing to rely on their people and skill sets more now than ever before. Don’t get distracted by what is relevant or approved, instead focus on what will serve you and your clients, that's the most relevant. Here’s what we mean...

Margin squeeze in professional service is hitting us all and the lure of tech as a solution is becoming more and more overwhelming. In this podcast we explore some practical approaches to scoping out how to approach it with a focus on Client, Business and Technology, check it out.

This is my favourite podcast to date….. I sat down with Cris Parker from the the Ethics Alliance & The Banking and Finance Oath and explored the Banking and Finance Oath and more practically how Ethics and Trust interrelate and form inside an organisation, believe me it is fun!

We have podcasted this before but with our 3 most recent events complete it has become a lot cleared that the power of the authentic individual with a clear purpose can have a far bigger impact on attracting talent than any other component of becoming an employer of choice an construction of an employee value proposition.

We have had a rapid increase in change in the beginning of 2019 which will have major impact on the evolution of the professional services industries we operate in. Change won't go away but we can hire to fill the gaps and competencies in our firms with the new breed of millennial graduate, here are some ideas….