Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Why is my AI behaving like a toddler?
I was so excited. The answer to all my questions, the increase in my efficiency, the road to a better life, was right before my eyes as I fired up the latest AI marvel. Why am I both amazed at what it can do for me and equally disappointed at the same time? Why does…
Read MoreHow do accountants compete in a changing landscape? A digital adviser could be the answer.
Accountants are bracing themselves for another busy season. It’s all the harder, as most practices face the same staff issues. Labour markets are still tight, and good staff are hard to find and expensive to recruit and retain. It leaves little time to devote to the idea of growing or future-proofing your practice. The financial…
Read MoreSo, will AI be the end of the world (or at least the accounting profession)?
You’d have to be a hermit without an internet connection to have missed all the noise being made about ChatGPT and other AI bots. In some people’s minds, they are harbingers of the end of the world. They are certainly interesting. It is that interest that has seen the fastest take-up of a technology in…
Read MoreThe end of the supplier centric integrated suite; Now the client centric best of breed suites.
One of the defining differences between the approach taken by North American accounting firms and their technology suppliers compared with Australian/New Zealand firms and their suppliers is the integrated suite. Those of my vintage can recall the birth of technology for the accounting profession in the late 1970s. Companies like Hartley Computer, O’Reilly Computer, Anpac…
Read MoreWatch that little red dot (reprise)
A few years ago I wrote this piece about the need to develop new skills to be able to present effectively to a camera. In this time when so many are working remotely, the skill is even more important than ever. It’s worth another read… Do you dread the request to have a video Zoom,…
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