The Accountants Influencers Podcast with Rob Brown on the 5 critical skills accountants should be upgrading for more career options & better client value - Accounting Influencers Podcast

Episode 44

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4th Nov 2021

Here's What Works on Upgrading Professional Skills for Accountants

Episode 44. In today's practical episode of the Accountants Influencers Podcast with Rob Brown, discover the 5 critical skills accountants should be upgrading for more career options and better client value.

Key takeaways include:

➤ Why it's important for accounting and fintech professionals to stay relevant and current

➤ What career capital is for accountants and why it leads to more employment choices

➤ Why mere technical skills and expertise alone is not guaranteed to get you promoted

➤ How technical skills give you the foundation for career progression and promotability

➤ Why being good is no longer good enough for many modern day employees

➤ The role commercial acumen or an entrepreneurial mindset builds career capital for accountants

➤ The one skill that, if absent, labels many accountants as mere number crunchers, order takers and bean counters

➤ What micro skills contribute to better people skills for accounting and fintech professionals

➤ Thoughts on how to build traditional communication skills in a remote or hybrid working environment

➤ The increasingly important role of technology skills that accountants must be fluent in

➤ The ultimate skill for accountancy professionals to add real value to their employers

➤ What your ability to win business for your firm does for your employment and promotion prospects in accounting

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About the Podcast

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.
Accounting leadership
Executive presence for accountants
Building influence in accounting
Accounting industry trends
Personal branding for accountants
Accounting firm strategy
Accounting business models
Leadership in accounting firms
Talent management in accounting
Authority in accounting profession
Career development for accountants
Accounting firm growth strategies
Influencers in accounting
Accounting firm management
Disruptive forces in accounting
Accounting leadership strategies
Accounting career success
Accounting firm decision-makers
Accounting business trends
Building credibility in accounting

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Rob Brown

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.