Thanks for waiting as Paul and David co-ordinated their COVID-19 responses to clients over the week. This episode was recorded Week ended 6 March, don't worry we'll get up to date next week! 

BEST ON GROUND

Paul Meissner


Finally some practical rather than fear based information. Great Jacinda Ardern video, these infographics and a blog from Gusto’s Will Lopez. 


https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/watch-health-experts-join-jacinda-ardern-to-dispel-some-coronavirus-covid-19-myths.html 


https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wlopezjr_an-employers-guide-to-navigating-coronavirus-activity-6643188048160964608-Eg1X  

David Boyar


Follow Anthony Pratt on Twitter - NOW!


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anthonyjpratt_activity-6642814189863874560-ckBb/ 


Tips for working from home (with or without corona virus)


https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hFplfAu7P/?igshid=17n629udacfu2 


How do you recruit a BD role for your firm? Surely the Firms BDM needs to be an accountant. 


https://www.seek.com.au/job/41134304

 

WORST ON GROUND

Paul Meissner 


IWB Marketing, is IWD becoming the new Valentines Day type of Hallmark holiday? Marketed awards and cupcakes? What about real discussions and real change where required.   


In The Guardian Alexandra Topping observed IWD “is in danger of becoming little more than a corporate Valentine’s Day, with companies jumping on the bandwagon to whitewash their brands rather than promote women’s equality”.


https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-last-thing-women-need-is-iwd-a-corporate-version-of-mothers-day/ 


Justin Kan’s hybrid legal software and law firm startup Atrium is shutting down today after failing to figure out how to deliver better efficiency than a traditional law firm, the CEO tells TechCrunch exclusively. The startup has now laid off all its employees, which totaled just over 100. It will return some of its $75.5 million in funding to investors, including Series B lead Andreessen Horowitz. The separate Atrium law firm will continue to operate.


https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/03/atrium-shuts-down/?


KPMG retakes independence exam amid cheating scandal. 


All 600-odd KPMG Australia partners and more than 5900 client-facing staff will be forced to resit the consulting firm's internal independence exam amid an investigation into cheating on the annual assessment.


The firm has taken the unprecedented step after a whistleblower complaint that model answers to the 20-question multiple choice exam at the end of the course were being improperly shared.


https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/kpmg-retakes-independence-exam-amid-cheating-scandal-20200308-p547xn 

 

David Boyar


We’re having the wrong conversation about Scott Cam’s 300k pay packet.


https://twitter.com/DavidBoyar/status/1237308986975760384?s=20 


Can we ban banks saying they are open for business?


https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/josh-frydenberg-meets-bank-bosses-over-coronavirus-hit-20200311-p548xj.html

 

About Us

From the Trenches is brought to you by Paul Meissner from Freedom Mentoring and David Boyar from Change GPS. Proudly sponsored by BGL and The Outsourced Accountant.

Thanks for waiting as Paul and David co-ordinated their COVID-19 responses to clients over the week. This episode was recorded Week ended 6 March, don't worry we'll get up to date next week!&nbsp;
BEST ON GROUND
Paul Meissner
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<li>
Finally some practical rather than fear based information. Great Jacinda Ardern video, these infographics and a blog from Gusto&rsquo;s Will Lopez.&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/watch-health-experts-join-jacinda-ardern-to-dispel-some-coronavirus-covid-19-myths.html">https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/watch-health-experts-join-jacinda-ardern-to-dispel-some-coronavirus-covid-19-myths.html</a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/">https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wlopezjr_an-employers-guide-to-navigating-coronavirus-activity-6643188048160964608-Eg1X">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wlopezjr_an-employers-guide-to-navigating-coronavirus-activity-6643188048160964608-Eg1X</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
David Boyar
<ul data-rte-list="default">
<li>
Follow Anthony Pratt on Twitter - NOW!
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anthonyjpratt_activity-6642814189863874560-ckBb/">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anthonyjpratt_activity-6642814189863874560-ckBb/</a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Tips for working from home (with or without corona virus)
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hFplfAu7P/?igshid=17n629udacfu2">https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hFplfAu7P/?igshid=17n629udacfu2</a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
How do you recruit a BD role for your firm? Surely the Firms BDM needs to be an accountant.&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.seek.com.au/job/41134304">https://www.seek.com.au/job/41134304</a>
</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
WORST ON GROUND
Paul Meissner&nbsp;
<ul data-rte-list="default">
<li>
IWB Marketing, is IWD becoming the new Valentines Day type of Hallmark holiday? Marketed awards and cupcakes? What about real discussions and real change where required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
In The Guardian Alexandra Topping observed IWD &ldquo;is in danger of becoming little more than a corporate Valentine&rsquo;s Day, with companies jumping on the bandwagon to whitewash their brands rather than promote women&rsquo;s equality&rdquo;.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-last-thing-women-need-is-iwd-a-corporate-version-of-mothers-day/">https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-last-thing-women-need-is-iwd-a-corporate-version-of-mothers-day/</a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Justin Kan&rsquo;s hybrid legal software and law firm startup Atrium is shutting down today after failing to figure out how to deliver better efficiency than a traditional law firm, the CEO tells TechCrunch exclusively. The startup has now laid off all its employees, which totaled just over 100. It will return some of its $75.5 million in funding to investors, including Series B lead Andreessen Horowitz. The separate Atrium law firm will continue to operate.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/03/atrium-shuts-down/?">https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/03/atrium-shuts-down/?</a>
</li>
<li>
KPMG retakes independence exam amid cheating scandal.&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
All 600-odd KPMG Australia partners and more than 5900 client-facing staff will be forced to resit the consulting firm's internal independence exam amid an investigation into cheating on the annual assessment.
</li>
<li>
The firm has taken the unprecedented step after a whistleblower complaint that model answers to the 20-question multiple choice exam at the end of the course were being improperly shared.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/kpmg-retakes-independence-exam-amid-cheating-scandal-20200308-p547xn">https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/kpmg-retakes-independence-exam-amid-cheating-scandal-20200308-p547xn</a>&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
David Boyar
<ul data-rte-list="default">
<li>
We&rsquo;re having the wrong conversation about Scott Cam&rsquo;s 300k pay packet.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBoyar/status/1237308986975760384?s=20">https://twitter.com/DavidBoyar/status/1237308986975760384?s=20</a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Can we ban banks saying they are open for business?
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/josh-frydenberg-meets-bank-bosses-over-coronavirus-hit-20200311-p548xj.html">https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/josh-frydenberg-meets-bank-bosses-over-coronavirus-hit-20200311-p548xj.html</a>
</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
About Us
From the Trenches is brought to you by Paul Meissner from Freedom Mentoring and David Boyar from Change GPS. Proudly sponsored by BGL and The Outsourced Accountant.

In the age of FAKE NEWS, brave souls are needed to fight through the noise and give accountants in practice the support and information they deserve. 
David Boyar and Paul Meissner share a passion for the role Accountants play in the Australian economy. As the engine room of the economy, small - medium businesses rely on their accountant for technical knowledge, business acumen and professional (and often personal) support. As the way accountants work (through technology) and service (through new services like Virtual CFOs) changes, we have to ask If accountants are helping their client’s, who is helping Accountants? 

If you read the Accounting Industry news and listen to the industry leaders then the Accounting industry is at war. It’s a war against technology, the ATO and even UBER (apparently). The problem is that most of the leaders have never worked in practice. They are subject matter experts but can't offer the perspective of someone who had to actually have conversations with clients about implementing technology, actually moved to value pricing, actually compared technology features and how an entire team may be impacted by them. 

Each week in this podcast, 2 plucky Chartered Accountants will bring you the real stories ‘from the trenches’. This no holes barred, feisty, yet humorous take on the Accounting landscape will be entertaining while sending a message to the scaremongers, that the FAKE NEWS must end. By following a simple podcast formula, David and Paul will deliver rapid value straight to your earphones. With segments like ‘best and worst of the week’, ‘Fake News exposed’ and a the rapid format ‘5 questions in 5 minutes’ special guest interviews, what more could you want. This podcast won’t be for the faint hearted.

https://www.fromthetrenches.com.au/

From The Trenches

In the age of FAKE NEWS, brave souls are needed to fight through the noise and give accountants in practice the support and information they deserve. 

David Boyar and Paul Meissner share a passion for the role Accountants play in the Australian economy. As the engine room of the economy, small - medium businesses rely on their accountant for technical knowledge, business acumen and professional (and often personal) support. As the way accountants work (through technology) and service (through new services like Virtual CFOs) changes, we have to ask If accountants are helping their client’s, who is helping Accountants? If you read the Accounting Industry news and listen to the industry leaders then the Accounting industry is at war. 

It’s a war against technology, the ATO and even UBER (apparently). The problem is that most of the leaders have never worked in practice. They are subject matter experts but can't offer the perspective of someone who had to actually have conversations with clients about implementing technology, actually moved to value pricing, actually compared technology features and how an entire team may be impacted by them. Each week in this podcast, 2 plucky Chartered Accountants will bring you the real stories ‘from the trenches’. 

This no holes barred, feisty, yet humorous take on the Accounting landscape will be entertaining while sending a message to the scaremongers, that the FAKE NEWS must end. By following a simple podcast formula, David and Paul will deliver rapid value straight to your earphones. With segments like ‘best and worst of the week’, ‘Fake News exposed’ and a the rapid format ‘5 questions in 5 minutes’ special guest interviews, what more could you want. 

This podcast won’t be for the faint hearted. https://www.fromthetrenches.com.au/

In the age of FAKE NEWS, brave souls are needed to fight through the noise and give accountants in practice the support and information they deserve. David Boyar and Paul Meissner share a passion for the role Accountants play in the Australian economy. As the engine room of the economy, small - medium businesses rely on their accountant for technical knowledge, business acumen and professional (and often personal) support. As the way accountants work (through technology) and service (through new services like Virtual CFOs) changes, we have to ask If accountants are helping their client’s, who is helping Accountants? If you read the Accounting Industry news and listen to the industry leaders then the Accounting industry is at war. It’s a war against technology, the ATO and even UBER (apparently). The problem is that most of the leaders have never worked in practice. They are subject matter experts but can't offer the perspective of someone who had to actually have conversations with clients about implementing technology, actually moved to value pricing, actually compared technology features and how an entire team may be impacted by them. Each week in this podcast, 2 plucky Chartered Accountants will bring you the real stories ‘from the trenches’. This no holes barred, feisty, yet humorous take on the Accounting landscape will be entertaining while sending a message to the scaremongers, that the FAKE NEWS must end. By following a simple podcast formula, David and Paul will deliver rapid value straight to your earphones. With segments like ‘best and worst of the week’, ‘Fake News exposed’ and a the rapid format ‘5 questions in 5 minutes’ special guest interviews, what more could you want. This podcast won’t be for the faint hearted. https://www.fromthetrenches.com.au/

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