Welcome to episode 7 of Reality Cheque.

This episode is supported by Aider: Helping you to scale advisory services across your entire practice. 

Find out more about Aider's innovative platform here.



Show Notes from Episode 7

Attracting and retaining talent - controlling what we can control

AccountantsDaily Strategy Day
Believe or not - the Great Resignation

Becc says FACT - but not driven by Covid. Accounting is far from sexy, especially right now. Shaye says FACT - the great resignation f-this!

A generation of feeling undervalued looks to the greener grass outside the industry

Dear tech friends - please don't steal all the accountants or there might be none left ;)

How do we resolve  - call it moving past trauma, or a need to unlearn ‘the way we’ve always done things’

Have we forgotten to invest in accelerating our onshore teams when building our offshore capacity?

BusinessDepot investing heavily in part time under-grad positions to nurture love for our profession in our next generation of firm owners.  

Unlearning that they need to do what we did - work full time and try to finish uni full time and be in overwhelm and burnout from day 1 in the profession.

Treating adults as adults - trust them to work flexibly from day 1

Tara Fitness LinkedIn Post

Definitely tricky with undergrads and those that have not yet leaned to organise themselves in a professional setting. 

It's our obligation to invest in growing these capabilities with them, rather than sending them out into the wild to figure it out themselves.

Ensuring we give credit where it is due - reward and recognise genuinely

Channelling Pink - I’m not here for your entertainment…. Nor am I here to make you look good.

Who else resonates with the feeling    “Always the scapegoat, never the s/hero”......

Are we really lacking the capability and skills?

Is it technical skills, or is it more about EQ and how to regulate wellness?

Can we pledge to be a good human leading good humans?

Becc shares the amazing top down leadership culture at Business Depot and 

Shaye announces that there may be a glimmer of hope for a future return to practice for her…

#CaptainObvious

Taxpayer gets massive ATO penalties for taking tax advice from someone who is not a 

registered tax agent.  https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/regulation/17739-why-clients-need-a-warning-over-fringe-tax-advice

Welcome to episode 7 of Reality Cheque.
This episode is supported by Aider: Helping you to scale advisory services across your entire practice.  <a href="https://www.aider.ai/?utm_source=The_Trenches_Campaign&amp;utm_medium=Awareness&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=From_The_Trenches_Campaign&amp;utm_term=Oct_Nov_Feb">Find out more about Aider's innovative platform here.</a>
 
Show Notes from Episode 7
Attracting and retaining talent - controlling what we can control
<a href="https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/strategy-day/">AccountantsDaily Strategy Day</a>
<ul>
<li>Believe or not - the Great Resignation</li>
</ul>
Becc says FACT - but not driven by Covid. Accounting is far from sexy, especially right now. Shaye says FACT - the great resignation f-this!
A generation of feeling undervalued looks to the greener grass outside the industry
Dear tech friends - please don't steal all the accountants or there might be none left ;)
How do we resolve  - call it moving past trauma, or a need to unlearn ‘the way we’ve always done things’
Have we forgotten to invest in accelerating our onshore teams when building our offshore capacity?
BusinessDepot investing heavily in part time under-grad positions to nurture love for our profession in our next generation of firm owners.  Unlearning that they need to do what we did - work full time and try to finish uni full time and be in overwhelm and burnout from day 1 in the profession.
Treating adults as adults - trust them to work flexibly from day 1
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tarafitness27_introvertagency-employeebenefits-employeeappreciation-activity-6991178455845400576-iDCN?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop">Tara Fitness LinkedIn Post</a> 
Definitely tricky with undergrads and those that have not yet leaned to organise themselves in a professional setting. It's our obligation to invest in growing these capabilities with them, rather than sending them out into the wild to figure it out themselves.
Ensuring we give credit where it is due - reward and recognise genuinely
Channelling Pink - I’m not here for your entertainment…. Nor am I here to make you look good.
Who else resonates with the feeling    “Always the scapegoat, never the s/hero”......
Are we really lacking the capability and skills?
Is it technical skills, or is it more about EQ and how to regulate wellness?
Can we pledge to be a good human leading good humans?
Becc shares the amazing top down leadership culture at Business Depot and 
Shaye announces that there may be a glimmer of hope for a future return to practice for her…
#CaptainObvious
Taxpayer gets massive ATO penalties for taking tax advice from someone who is not a 
registered tax agent.  <a href="https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/regulation/17739-why-clients-need-a-warning-over-fringe-tax-advice">https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/regulation/17739-why-clients-need-a-warning-over-fringe-tax-advice</a>

The accounting industry is at a cross roads. We need practitioners and software executives who care enough stand up for what they think is right.

As the institutions we rely on continue their failure to listen - From the Trenches is proud to provide the voices from those who want to be heard.

Becc and Shaye are 2 more plucky Chartered Accountants who 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 the trenches podcast formulae, Bec and Shaye will deliver rapid value straight to your earphones. 

About the Hosts

Rebecca Mihalic is an Australian Registered Tax Agent and a Chartered Accountants Australian & New Zealand member. Rebecca was a founding partner of Aptus Accounting & Advisory, a cloud-based accounting firm and the winner of ‘Innovator of the year’ at the 2018 Australian Accounting Awards for their use of technology to support clients & the firm’s growth.  In 2019 Aptus joined businessDEPOT to expand the firm's service offerings to their clients and Rebecca now leads their Sydney based operations. Rebecca has earned a reputation for her leadership in the accounting industry, winning ‘Thought leader of the year’ in the 2021 Australian Accounting Awards.



Shaye Thyer is an outside-of-any-box CA with a diverse and notably non-traditional accounting career to date in Australia. Recently she was responsible for creating a future-fit accounting division for a large national firm delivering a premium client experience. Using technology to optimise internal efficiencies, data to power client insights, training to transform the team, and scalable frameworks to amplify the huge depth of expertise withing the firm. Shaye is the Head of Accounting at Intuit 

The accounting industry is at a cross roads. We need practitioners and software executives who care enough stand up for what they think is right.
As the institutions we rely on continue their failure to listen - From the Trenches is proud to provide the voices from those who want to be heard.
Becc and Shaye are 2 more plucky Chartered Accountants who 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 the trenches podcast formulae, Bec and Shaye will deliver rapid value straight to your earphones. 
About the Hosts
Rebecca Mihalic is an Australian Registered Tax Agent and a Chartered Accountants Australian &amp; New Zealand member. Rebecca was a founding partner of Aptus Accounting &amp; Advisory, a cloud-based accounting firm and the winner of ‘Innovator of the year’ at the 2018 Australian Accounting Awards for their use of technology to support clients &amp; the firm’s growth.  In 2019 Aptus joined businessDEPOT to expand the firm's service offerings to their clients and Rebecca now leads their Sydney based operations. Rebecca has earned a reputation for her leadership in the accounting industry, winning ‘Thought leader of the year’ in the 2021 Australian Accounting Awards.
 
Shaye Thyer is an outside-of-any-box CA with a diverse and notably non-traditional accounting career to date in Australia. Recently she was responsible for creating a future-fit accounting division for a large national firm delivering a premium client experience. Using technology to optimise internal efficiencies, data to power client insights, training to transform the team, and scalable frameworks to amplify the huge depth of expertise withing the firm. Shaye is the Head of Accounting at Intuit

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