Episode description

Episode 83. In today's interview, "CPE or CPD Advice for Accountants with Des O' Neill."

Des O’Neill is Founder of CPDStore and an accountant by profession and training. For 20 years, he and his team have created and delivered a range of tools, training, insights, technical knowledge, methods and systems to help accountants achieve better result for themselves, for their teams, for their customers and ultimately for their families.

Key takeaways from this episode include:

➠ the importance of CPE (continued professional education) for accountants and CPAs

➠ how much CPE (or CPD - continued professional development) has become 'ticking a box' for accountants

➠ the various components of good CPE and CPD for accountants that go beyond mere technical competence

➠ the missing piece in CPE and CPD for accountants that means mere knowledge and training is not enough

➠ how good CPE or CPD needs to be applied by accountants to client situations with proper communication

➠ how accountants can access the best CPE and CPD in a world of unlimited knowledge

➠ why accounting firm leaders should see CPE/CPD strategically for individuals accountants and teams

➠ the six core components of running a successful accounting firm

➠ the single biggest limiting factor for accounting firm growth over the next few years

➠ how qualifying to be an accountant has changed over the years

➠ why the war for talent is over and why talent has won

➠ the biggest area that accounting firms get wrong and how it plays out in less than optimum performance

➠ what has prompted Jeff Bezos of Amazon has invested $100m into an accounting firm

➠ the biggest opportunity for accounting practices in coming years

➠ What is available at https://cpdstore.com - the a dedicated online CPD or CPE provider for accountants and professional advisors

➠ how accounting firms can position themselves to attract the best talent with a commitment to developing people

In his own words: "I am passionate about entrepreneurship and building better businesses. I believe accountants are uniquely positioned to build better businesses for themselves and their customers and clients too. I believe in building self-managing businesses so that accountants and their clients can focus on the more important things in life."

Des is married to Caroline and has 3 young kids, 2 dogs and 3 cats. You can contact him below:

Des on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/desoneill

Des on Twitter https://twitter.com/omniprodes

Learn with Des: www.desoneill.com

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