IDA Episode 64 - We explore the concept of empowering staff in the workplace with a science-based approach to people, with the brilliant Kearin Lowry. Kearin works with business owners and C-Suite leaders to build leadership capacity, recruit talent and design organisation structure and positions that deliver strategic results. A dynamic businesswoman, we often rely on her pragmatic advice in our own business as well as those of our clients. We cannot separate ourselves from work, therefore we m...
Mar 24, 2021•34 min
IDA Episode 63 - Sam interviews non-traditional In Demand Accountant, Dan Beck from PT2.0. Dan and Sam discuss his background and about PT2.0, plus why you need to use data to grow your business and measure behaviour change in your firm. Dan explains the real value for accounting businesses in the data we already have, plus some problems in the industry that can be solved using data better. He gives some examples from clients he's worked with at PT2.0. Dan and Sam discuss costing versus pricing ...
Mar 17, 2021•39 min
IDA Episode 62 - Sam explores how we can get clear on the 'why' that drives us personally and professionally. This episode follows on from Episode 61 featuring Troy Morgan, so if you haven't listened to the previous episode go and do that first. Sam shares her takeaways from the interview with Troy, and then dives into why it's so important to have clarity around your 'why' both personally and professionally. Sam explores how having a clear 'why' helps engage people in change processes, and what...
Mar 09, 2021•18 min
IDA Episode 61 - Sam interviews Troy Morgan, a wellbeing specialist, CEO of Willows Health Group, Director and Shareholder of health companies Well360 and SpringDay. Troy is also a sought after speaker in the areas of wellbeing, leadership and culture. His corporate health work has seen him launch wellbeing and change strategies and initiatives, not only here in Australia, but New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Troy is also a professional touch football player and a long-time client...
Feb 17, 2021•33 min
IDA Episode 60 - Sam explores the concept of boundaries and how you can use them to empower yourself and your business. This is a follow up from Episode 59, which was about rethinking our capacity for personal and business success, and boundaries are a part of how we can increase our capacity individually, in business and with our teams. Sam explains the two questions you must ask yourself to have clearer boundaries and how they impact almost every aspect of life and business: time, thinking, la...
Feb 10, 2021•17 min
IDA Episode 59 - Sam dives into why the accounting and and professional services industries need to rethink the way we approach our individual and collective capacity. Sam explores what 'capacity' is and why individual and business capacity matters for both individual and team success. Sam touches on some things that may increase or decrease individual emotional and physical capacity, and why you have to treat your individual capacity as the most important of all. Sam then discusses going beyond...
Feb 04, 2021•19 min
IDA Episode 58, Sam explores the value pricing revolution we need to have in accounting and professional services industries. This is a conversation that has been around for at least three decades, and still 90% of firms are stuck in hours-for-dollars pricing models. Sam explains why it's so hard for firms to shift from those pricing models and the story of pricing in our industries around this. Plus, the mindset shift we need in order to have the pricing revolution we must have. Sam shares the ...
Jan 27, 2021•19 min
IDA Episode 57 - Sam dives deep into one of the fundamental missing pieces in efficiency, effectiveness and success and that is the mindset shift from a fixed to a growth mindset. This comes from Carol Dweck's research and hugely popular book 'Mindset'. Sam explains what fixed and growth mindsets are, and then shares a personal story about how this fixed versus growth mindset shift really became obvious to her. Even more than that, Sam explores why this is so crucial to the accounting industry a...
Jan 20, 2021•23 min
IDA Episode 56, Sam explores the renovations we need to make as accountants in our day to day, and as an industry. She touches on what 2020 highlighted for us as changes that are needed in our industry, and how we can use what we've learned to be a catalyst to renovate our practices and our businesses going forwards. Sam explores what we can learn from outside our industry about the drivers of efficiency and productivity, and why BlueprintHQ focuses on the foundational behaviours and soft skills...
Jan 14, 2021•23 min
In Episode 55, Sam explores the power of celebration and how we can use it to re-energize ourselves. As it's Christmas and you hopefully are getting a little break, now is the perfect time to make some space to acknowledge and celebrate your achievements. It has been a tough year and we are exhausted, but this concept of celebration can be so powerful in helping recharge and re-energise. Sam explains why it's important to celebrate achievements always, but especially now at the end of 2020. She ...
Dec 23, 2020•15 min
IDA Episode 54, Sam follows on from previous episodes by reviewing the way we do reviews in our industry. This episode follows on from Episodes 51 - 53 about the way we plan for, engage and retain staff in our businesses, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam explores why we need to rethink some of the everyday processes around our job reviews and the different kinds of reviews we have to do, as well as some of the ways reviews are approached in our indust...
Dec 16, 2020•10 min
IDA Episode 53, Sam explores how we can inspire and keep our staff, both in our firms but also in our industry. This episode follows on from Episodes 51 and 52 about the problem with strategic planning and making sure we have the right people involved in our businesses, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam discusses why the industry needs to pay attention to the attrition of Millennial staff and some of the actions we can take as leaders that either retai...
Dec 09, 2020•13 min
IDA Episode 52, Sam extends on last week's topic about strategic planning to dive into one of the most overlooked aspects of this process, which is the people involved. If you haven't yet listened to Episode 51 about the problems with strategic planning, go back and do so. Two of the biggest blocks that come up in this area are having engagement from the people involved in the planning process, and also having 'the wrong people on the bus'. There is a reason staff engagement is a key element of ...
Dec 04, 2020•19 min
IDA Episode 51 is another milestone for this podcast, being the 1 year anniversary of the beginning of the podcast! In this episode, Sam shares why planning is so critical for getting off the hamster wheel we're all on, as well as the mistakes our industry makes with how we traditionally do planning. Sam covers the reason it's a mistake to wait until January to do planning, and the difference between the investigate skill and the strategic planning skill. Plus, she shares a real life example of ...
Nov 25, 2020•24 min
IDA Episode 50, Sam is in the hot seat being interviewed by Esther Ramdhari, Director of BlueprintHQ. Sam and Esther discuss their observations of how accountants are thinking and feeling at the moment, and why what's happened in 2020 isn't the first signal that the industry needs to change. Sam and Esther explore the challenges facing the industry, from burnout of staff to people leaving the industry to being disrupted by technology, and the systems, business models and beliefs that are holding...
Nov 18, 2020•37 min
IDA Episode 49, Sam shares candidly from her story of the significant changes she's been through going from being an accountant in a firm to starting and growing BlueprintHQ. Plus, Sam covers why we need to take some time to reflect individually and as an industry on what 2020 has taught us. Sam explores the problem of looking at our business and personal lives separates, and the power of integrating business and personal into a whole person, as well as the very real challenges we are facing wit...
Nov 11, 2020•11 min
IDA Episode 48, Sam explores the four types of cash flow work we can do as accountants, and why it's important to get clear on that for both us and for our clients. This is the next stage after the series of Episode 41-46, which was about putting some habits in around your efficiencies particularly around end of year work, so listen to that if you haven't yet. Sam covers the mindset shifts accountant need to make to take the next steps with cashflow advisory work with clients, what 2020 has taug...
Nov 04, 2020•23 min
IDA Episode 47, Sam explains how to use efficiency habits in the End of Year processes. This episode follows on from Episodes 41 - 46 about the practical and powerful belief and habit changes we need to make to become more effective and efficient, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Firstly, Sam explains why these efficiency habits are so powerful for EOY jobs, plus the planning mindset needed and how to set up the job for success. Sam covers the stages of t...
Oct 28, 2020•20 min
IDA Episode 46, Sam explores two non-practical but very powerful pieces of the efficiency puzzle: finding your efficiency magic and making time for your efficiency superpower. This episode follows on from Episodes 41 - 45 about the practical and powerful belief and habit changes we need to make to become more effective and efficient, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam covers what our efficiency magic is and the mistakes accountants and partners often ma...
Oct 21, 2020•22 min
IDA Episode 45, Sam dives into some practical and powerful habit changes that you can make to improve efficiency as a person and as a professional. This episode follows on from Episode 41 about the false beliefs we have, Episode 42 about our relationship with time, Episode 43 about our relationship with change, and Episode 44 about where you want to go, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam covers why conversations are such a potential place for inefficien...
Oct 14, 2020•30 min
IDA Episode 44, Sam dives into what may be blocking you from getting what you want and going where you want to go as a person and as a professional. This episode follows on from Episode 41 about the false beliefs we have, Episode 42 about our relationship with time, and Episode 43 about our relationship with change, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam explores the internal external blocks that may be keeping you from going where you want to go, including...
Oct 07, 2020•20 min
IDA Episode 43, Sam dives into our relationship with change, individually and collectively as an industry. This episode follows on from Episode 41 about the false beliefs we have and Episode 42 about our relationship with time, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes go and do that first. Sam explains why we need to be future focused as Accountants and as an Industry, as well as the biggest block for us around doing so: getting clarity over what we actually want. Sam explores through...
Oct 01, 2020•20 min
IDA Episode 42, Sam dives into our relationship with time, individually and collectively as an industry. This episode follows on from Episode 41 about the false beliefs we have, so if you haven't listened to the previous episode go and do that first. Sam covers why time is our most precious resource as accountants and business owners, and what's right with our attitude towards time in our industry. Plus, why you don't need to throw away your timesheet but rather tweak how you're using it. Sam ex...
Sep 23, 2020•29 min
IDA Episode 41 Sam breaks down some of the false facts and false beliefs in our industry, in our work and in our day to day lives that are blocking us from making the changes we need to make. This is such an important time to start thinking about and overcoming these blocks because our world is changing. We know that our new normal is going to involve lots of change and disruption going forwards, but before we can change we need to look at our fundamental beliefs. Sam covers the problem with Pro...
Sep 16, 2020•25 min
IDA Episode 40, Sam has a brilliant conversation with Amy Holdsworth, the CEO and Founder of Clarity Street. Amy and Sam discuss her background and why she started Clarity Street, how we can supercharge our processes as an industry as well as the beliefs that have served our industry well in the past that now need to change going forward. Connect with Amy at https://www.claritystreet.com.au Here at BlueprintHQ, we are here to help. We are super passionate about the accounting industry and suppor...
Sep 09, 2020•33 min
IDA Episode 39, Sam discusses how we measure success in the Accounting Industry and the three main blocks that are keeping us stuck, individually and collectively. This is really the follow up to Sam's interview with Robyn Jacobson from The Tax Institute that was on the podcast in Episodes 37 and 38, so if you haven't listened to those episodes yet, go back and do so because it's a brilliant conversation and so timely for our industry right now. In this episode, Sam covers the problem with measu...
Sep 02, 2020•23 min
In Episode 38, you will hear Part 2 of Sam's brilliant conversation with Robyn Jacobson, the Senior Advocate of The Tax Institute. She is well known in tax training circles, having been a professional tax trainer for 23 years and a regular conference and webinar presenter. With nearly three decades in the profession, Robyn's public practice background preceded her training roles with Webb Martin, her own business, Cyntax, and TaxBanter. Robyn is a Chartered Tax Adviser of The Tax Institute, a Fe...
Aug 26, 2020•28 min
IDA Episode 37, you will hear Part 1 of Sam's brilliant conversation with Robyn Jacobson, the Senior Advocate of The Tax Institute. She is well known in tax training circles, having been a professional tax trainer for 23 years and a regular conference and webinar presenter. With nearly three decades in the profession, Robyn's public practice background preceded her training roles with Webb Martin, her own business, Cyntax, and TaxBanter. Robyn is a Chartered Tax Adviser of The Tax Institute, a F...
Aug 19, 2020•32 min
IDA Episode 36, Sam covers the final attribute of the In Demand Accountant, and that is the selling mindset. Sam explores what a selling mindset is, why you need it and how you can go about cultivating it. Here at BlueprintHQ, we are here to help. We are super passionate about the accounting industry and supporting you with what you need. Connect with me sam@blueprinthq.com.au We are offering 20 minute reach out calls to help support you during this time. Go to blueprinthq.com.au This episode is...
Aug 12, 2020•30 min
IDA Episode 35, Sam explores the concept of Professionalism and why it's a crucial part of being an In Demand Accountant. Here at BlueprintHQ, we are here to help. We are super passionate about the accounting industry and supporting you with what you need. Connect with me sam@blueprinthq.com.au We are offering 20 minute reach out calls to help support you during this time. Go to blueprinthq.com.au This episode is brought to you by Blueprint Renovate Program, the program designed to create space ...
Aug 05, 2020•20 min
