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The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

22 May 2012

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The Practitioner: The expenses are on me

A trip to Edinburgh sounds great,until the penny drops that the practice will have to foot the bill

09 May 2012

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The Practitioner: Wherever I lay my hat...

The Practitioner is unconvinced the firm needs an office anymore

26 Apr 2012

The Practitioner: Missing our Admin Queen

The Practitioner bemoans the loss of the backbone of the firm: their administrative assistant

12 Apr 2012

The Practitioner: It's not all work work work...

Is there such a thing as a free lunch? The Practitioner ponders over dessert

26 Mar 2012

The Practitioner: How long till the Olympics?

The Practitioner points to the summer as the time when he might get some long-standing things sorted out...

28 Feb 2012

The Practitioner: Olympic effort required...

The Practitioner reflects on why that client rating system is still not set up, and ponders taking an Olympian's advice

14 Feb 2012

The Practitioner: Don't rate some clients...

Free from self assessment deadline hell, the Practitioner puts thought to rating clients

03 Feb 2012

The Practitioner: Do partners realise Cash is King?

The Practitioner talks credit control - and hopes that the firm's other partners listen

18 Jan 2012

The Practitioner: Taxing times in the New Year

As the office Christmas party fades into the distance, thoughts turn to the January tax return deadline

04 Jan 2012

The Practitioner: Partners Pottering about

Not quite A Wonderful Life for the Practitioner

19 Dec 2011

The Practitioner: Small steps

The Practitioner's firm manages its own expectations

05 Dec 2011

The Practitioner: Recruitment woes

The Practitioner bemoans interviewing for a receptionist

26 Sep 2011

Partnership agreements need a health check

Partnership agreements require regular checkups to mititgate against fatal flaws, says Miguel Pereira

29 Jul 2011

The Practitioner: stuck in the middle

The Practitioner gets stuck between two warring partners

21 Apr 2011

The Practitioner: the client's always right

This week the Practitioner is trying to save clients from the "rude, condescending, bearded man"

07 Apr 2011

The Practitioner: caring for clients

The Practitioner always has a shoulder for clients to cry on, just so long as it's not his shoulder

25 Mar 2011

The Practitioner: being Frank

If only The Practitioner could get out of the office once in a while

10 Mar 2011

Honing your competitive edge

Regular client reviews are an essential part of retaining and winning new business from clients. Kevin Wheeler examines how, by properly listening to and acting on suggestions from your clients, you can steal a lead on your competitors.

02 Mar 2011

The Practitioner: cooking up trouble

Installing a kitchen has warmed up the office dynamics as well as few lunches

24 Feb 2011

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

businessman steps forward

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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Supplier statement reconciliations: Manual chore or critical value adding process?

By looking at the reasons supplier statements became unfashionable, and the reasons why it is different today, this paper delves into the many benefits that can be obtained by automating the process.

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7 building blocks for business growth

Having a real and true view of your organisation’s current financial position, and having the right systems and processes in place, will ensure that you can make strong choices and are ready to capitalise on opportunities