Overview   

Remote working has certainly become the new normal for many in our field! 

In this fireside chat, Richard Minnsy will be joined by Carl Reader and Willem Haarhoff, as they lift the lid on life with a fully remote team and reveal the tools and techniques they used to systemise their communications. We will take a look at the challenges they faced, the tech the team uses to connect and engage with their clients  and how they kept their clients abreast of what’s going on in the world. 

Join our presenters on 28 May 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as they show you how to effectively communicate with your clients remotely. 

Learning objectives  

  By the end of this webinar the attendee will: 

• Know how to create adaptability and resilience in your practice. 

• Understand where to focus their efforts to come out stronger. 

• Know what the post-COVID business landscape will look like. 

Content 

  The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• How to create adaptability in your practice. 

• Creating resilience in your practice. 

• Where you should be focusing your efforts. 

• Post-COVID business landscape - What will it look like? 

Obtaining your CPD certificate 

  This webinar is free and does not qualify you for CPD hours.  

 About the presenters 

Willem Haarhoff CA(SA) 

Willem Haarhoff CA(SA) is co-founder of Doughgetters Accounting. Willem loves his family, interacting with people and doing beautiful digital business. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant a few months after the whole world had thought that the computers will switch off the lights. Fortunately this never happened and so he was able to complete 20 rewarding years at one of the Big Four accounting firms. He spent the last 11 of those 20 years as an expatriate in Lagos, Nigeria gaining invaluable experience and knowledge about how to develop, drive and execute business strategy. 

Willem returned to South Africa in 2014 doing some freelance work and in 2017 he co-founded DoughGetters Accounting™ with his current partner, Murray Barnetson. Together they seek to play a leading role in shaping the future of accounting in South Africa and the rest of the world.  

Carl Reader 

Carl Reader is chairman at multi-award winning accounting firm d&t and Head of Accounting (EMEA) at Practice Ignition. Carl serves as Chair of the Practitioner Panel at ACCA. He is widely recognised as a thought leader in the accounting profession, speaking globally to accountancy audiences about a range of topics. He has been recognised as one of the leading voices on social media by ICAEW, is regularly featured in the accounting press, and was formerly a member of the Accountancy Age 35 Under 35. 

Richard Minns 

Richard is a chirpy chap from the UK who now enjoys living in Cape Town, South Africa. Richard has been working within the IT services sector for over 20 years and is keen to use some of that knowledge to help small business become more tech savvy and operate as efficiently as possible. Richard likes to run, hike, row and walk. Oh, and he has a dog called Toast! 

Who should attend? 

  The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Professional Accountants including: RA, CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA). 

• Practice owners and managers.  

Price 

This webinar is free. 

Steps to register for the event:  

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

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Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 

Additional material 

  By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• Summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.