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Episode 145

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11th Mar 2021

The Power of Key Performance Indicators for Accountants

Bernie Smith coaches businesses to develop meaningful KPIs and present their management information in the clearest possible way to support good decision making. Frustrated by the random way in which performance measures are often chosen and implemented, Bernie set up Made to Measure KPIs in 2007. He has since authored author of 19 KPI books to share simple, structured and repeatable ways to create KPIs that normal humans could design and use to improve businesses. Selected shownotes:

  • What a KPI or key performance specialist actually does
  • The benefits of KPIs for accounting firms and the business clients they serve
  • The power of KPIs to support business clients with advisory services
  • Shout out to The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande and how checklists make KPIs more accessible
  • The importance of KPIs to breakdown and execute strategic objectives
  • The challenges and best practice tips for measuring intangible objectives like culture and client engagement
  • Top tips to gain buy-in for KPI thinking with the clients of or the staff in an accounting firm
  • How visual dashboards can show how KPIs are working and the mistakes accountants make with dashboards
  • Why traffic light approached to KPIs do not work and why they should be avoided
  • The similarities and differences between covid stats and business KPIs
  • Why KPIs are only as good as the data they are based on
  • How personal or health KPIs can help professionals with work life balance and wellbeing
  • The role of micro-habits and small KPIs in bringing about larger scale change
  • How accountants can add value to their clients by delivering content (workshops, webinars) on KPIs
  • A great KPI example around 'lifetime value of activity' which can really move the dial
  • A great KPI example that drives client loyalty and engagement.

Using the experience (and scars) of working with a huge variety of organisations over his consulting career, spanning banking (HSBC, Credit Suisse, UBS), aerospace (Airbus, AirTanker, Leonardo), and even cheesemaking, Bernie has boiled that experience down into simple, sensible and practical advice on performance measurement. When not working, Bernie is a keen hill walker, photographer and technology enthusiast. At any given point he has at least half a dozen over-ambitious and incomplete technology projects on the go. Contact him here:

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Accounting Influencers Podcast
Host Rob Brown shows accounting professionals and leaders how to be more influential, grow their personal brand and be more authoritative, relevant and high profile in their roles..
The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, is a must-listen for accounting professionals looking to strengthen their leadership presence, stay informed on disruptive forces in accounting and build credibility within their firms. Geared toward firm leaders, managers, partners and influencers, the show covers key topics like career development, influence, personal branding and interpreting the evolving trends impacting the accounting world. Rob brings his expertise to each episode, offering insights and guidance on how to grow your personal brand and stay strategically important in a rapidly changing profession. Whether you're aiming to influence within your firm or expand your reputation outside of it, this international podcast offers practical advice and forward-thinking insights that will keep you informed and prepared for the future.
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Rob Brown hosts the multiple accounting podcast and chair conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is co-founder of Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) which helps vendors, experts and influencers serve the accounting and finance world. He is a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. Rob is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 400,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.