A truly liberated business
John Haylock - Practice Performance Manager at BankLink asks, 'Who leads in a business with no managers?'
Begin with the end in mind
Developing a vision is the first step in creating an action plan. read more >
BankLink SME Campaign
Over the next couple of months we are running an advertising campaign aimed at small business owners. The campaign will feature radio, print and web advertising and is designed to encourage business owners to speak to you about BankLink. read more >
Why training is worth the investment
Imagine that you could magically increase your bottom line, raise your prices or drastically alter your processes. David Smith, a director of Smithink 2020, shows why investing in training is important to your practice’s productivity. read more >
Measuring the right stuff
Measuring productivity using the percentage of chargeable hours could be harming your practice. John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager, discusses why you should instead be examining job throughput and how this can help improve your bottom line. read more >
Filing percentages showing improvement
Tax agents are getting better at managing their workloads. read more >
Inspiration from the World Cup
The process of winning the World Cup is similar to the process of winning in business says John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Taking risks
How accountants can benefit from taking risks, says John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Inventory is the enemy
Lean production techniques pioneered by Toyota provide accountants with a source of competitive advantage, says John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Dream the dream
Success starts with a dream says John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Online and on the go
The increased use of smartphones by all sectors of the population is having a definite effect on the way people run small businesses, especially small nimble operators. Published in AB+F Magazine. read more >
Clear vision gets results
How one great accounting practice shows the importance of differentiation, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Lessons from the dentist
Accountants have a lot to learn from the way dentists organise their workload, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Good clients are good business
Improve the performance of your practice by improving the quality of your client base, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Guarantee it
Why you should commit to a customer-focused culture, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Setting the right standards
A new financial year presents a great opportunity for considering what you can do to get the best performance from your team, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
Think like a customer
It makes good business sense to find out how your customers see you, says John Haylock. read more >
Improving New Zealand's productivity
Productivity gains require a focus on workflow, writes John Haylock. read more >
Peak performance
Businesses can learn a lot from the way top sports teams chase success, says John Haylock. read more >
Being prepared
You cannot be too prepared for a disaster, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. If any good can come out of the tragedy of the Canterbury earthquake it is for the rest of the country to be better prepared when the next big event occurs. read more >
Implementing value pricing
Value-based pricing is increasingly popular with accounting firms, says John Haylock BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
The power of story
Accountants and the power of good business advice are the focus of John Haylock's debut novel. read more >
Managing your business
A Christmas message for new practitioners from John Haylock, BankLink's Practice Performance Manager. read more >
The business of shirking
The business of shirking. Is the accountancy profession genuinely interested in solving its compliance problems, or is it passively preserving the problem to which it is the solution? read more >
Sense of purpose
Make your business something you and your staff are proud of and you'll reap the rewards, says John Haylock. read more >
Time for change
The timesheet pricing model is outmoded, so why does it still endure? asks John Haylock. read more >
Yeah Right
Work needs to be done to improve the perception of accountants, says John Haylock. read more >
