The AGN Guide to Hybrid Working and ‘Flex Culture’
AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management
Explore the practical do’s and don’ts of introducing your own hybrid or flexible working policies and ‘Flex Culture’.
Type of publication: AGN Global Business Voice
The Great Female Resignation…? The AGN ‘Women of Impact’ Initiative
AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management
Why are women professionals so poorly represented at senior levels within many firms across the sector? In 2021, the AGN Women of Impact (WOI) awards program sought to recognise the unique impact of women accountancy professionals and staff within our member firms. We focused on outstanding contributions and leadership, often delivered in very difficult circumstances during the pandemic. The process surfaced some amazing tales of excellence, professionalism and selflessness.
Metaverse Part 2 – The Business Implications
AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues.
What are the practical implications of the metaverse for business owners? In part one, we looked at the metaverse concept as famously espoused by Mark Zuckerberg in 2021. The metaverse appears to hinge on integrating a range of existing technologies, such as virtual reality and blockchain. Still, it also requires the development of ‘web 3.0’ (web three-point-zero) – technology that could be five to 10 years away.
Metaverse Part 1 – The Real Reality?
AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues.
What is the metaverse, and why it might mean radical change for business? The idea of the metaverse hit the global popular conscience in 2021 when Mark Zuckerberg announced that the name of the holding company for his various sub-brands would change from Facebook to Meta.
India – Still a Leading Destination for Foreign Investment
AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues.
India remains a hot topic where many AGN member firms have helped their clients take advantage of the incentives to do business.
The New Consolidators? Observations on accountancy structures, capital and consolidation.
AGN Global Business Voice: AGN Thinking.
Is consolidation different this time around?
The one thing that pretty much all senior partners of accountancy firms can agree on–across the world – is that they are facing a recruitment challenge, that there is a dearth of high-quality accountancy professionals, and the impacts of technology are ever-increasing.
In Search of Excellence – Looking again at iconic management books
AGN Global Business Voice: Business Alert
In a wave of publishing that took grip mainly in the 1980s and 90s, ‘management texts’ became the must-have shelf liner for millions of executives across the world. It was a period when some of the greatest management texts were published.
These books were lauded at the time as ‘breakthrough insights’ into how and why the successful companies were so …successful.
Clients & Climate Change – Threat and Opportunity?
AGN Global Business Voice: Business Alert
The dust has long settled on COP 26, but in November 2021, the world focused on the Glasgow climate conference, temperature change targets, and carbon and methane emissions.
Many states signed up to new targets, global business was scrutinized, and commitments were made to change consumer behaviour – all strategies designed to drive down global warming. But astonishingly, little was said about engaging small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in these grand plans.
Britain Since Brexit – Still the Place To Do Business
AGN Global Business Voice: Business Alert
In our last Brexit GBV in January 2021 we opened our article by saying, “it would seem that everything has changed and nothing has changed.” In this update, we now examine to what extent the UK is enjoying the freedom bonus promised by the Brexiters or suffering the calamitous claims of the Remainers?
Unlocking Your Firm’s Power to Recruit Quality Staff
The hottest topic amongst AGN members – almost worldwide – is their struggle to recruit the high-quality staff they need to fulfil their existing commitments and the growth opportunities ahead of them.
Research tells us that 74% of businesses within the accounting sector
are “feeling the strain” from a lack of skilled workers.