Humanise The Numbers - for ambitious accountants in practice

Katie Hawking of Dext

October 06, 2023 Paul Shrimpling and Katie Hawking
Katie Hawking of Dext
Humanise The Numbers - for ambitious accountants in practice
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Humanise The Numbers - for ambitious accountants in practice
Katie Hawking of Dext
Oct 06, 2023
Paul Shrimpling and Katie Hawking

I found it profoundly, remarkably, valuable to enter into a podcast discussion with someone who has a really broad perspective across the profession – someone who spent 15 years in practice, someone who has worked at technology companies such as Xero and Dext and who works now with literally hundreds of leaders and managers of accounting firms, someone who can signpost what the best firms are doing compared with the other firms in the industry when it comes to brilliantly connecting with their team to get the best from them, brilliantly connecting with their clients so that they can make a big difference, feel pride in their work and generate great profits for the firm. 

But also doing something special around – and Katie uses a phrase on this podcast discussion about ‘choosing your ending’, which I thought was brilliant – connecting with vision and goals. What are the goals and vision of your people, of each individual within your firm? 

She talks about personalisation as well, connecting with the ending in mind, the vision of your clients, having a conversation with them about the future of their business and, actually, about the future of the firm as a whole. 

I'm sure you'll find this podcast both entertaining and valuable, listening in to what Katie's got to say about the accountancy profession and how it can have a positive and meaningful impact on you and your firm. 

So please go to www.humanisethenumbers online or to your favourite podcast platform and look out for Katie Hawking. 

Scroll down when on this episode page for the contact information for Katie and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in this podcast.

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I found it profoundly, remarkably, valuable to enter into a podcast discussion with someone who has a really broad perspective across the profession – someone who spent 15 years in practice, someone who has worked at technology companies such as Xero and Dext and who works now with literally hundreds of leaders and managers of accounting firms, someone who can signpost what the best firms are doing compared with the other firms in the industry when it comes to brilliantly connecting with their team to get the best from them, brilliantly connecting with their clients so that they can make a big difference, feel pride in their work and generate great profits for the firm. 

But also doing something special around – and Katie uses a phrase on this podcast discussion about ‘choosing your ending’, which I thought was brilliant – connecting with vision and goals. What are the goals and vision of your people, of each individual within your firm? 

She talks about personalisation as well, connecting with the ending in mind, the vision of your clients, having a conversation with them about the future of their business and, actually, about the future of the firm as a whole. 

I'm sure you'll find this podcast both entertaining and valuable, listening in to what Katie's got to say about the accountancy profession and how it can have a positive and meaningful impact on you and your firm. 

So please go to www.humanisethenumbers online or to your favourite podcast platform and look out for Katie Hawking. 

Scroll down when on this episode page for the contact information for Katie and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in this podcast.

Introduction
What does Humanise the Numbers mean to you?
Easing pain for business owners
Balancing numbers and feelings
Diversify your team
Applying the technology effectively
Cross collaboration
Fear of change
Psychological safety
Find the right people for your goals
A transactional relationship
Conclusion