Course Details

Time Management the source of and solution to all of our problems
 
 This Practical Time Management for Accountants Programme is for
 

  1. Firm owners who want more time
  2. Senior team members who want to be more effective in what they do
  3. Any accountant who can never find enough hours in the day
  4. Anybody who wants to win back 4 hours a week
     

The first part of this workshop takes a look at the bigger issues surrounding time, our perception of time and some of the common mistakes that people make. The second part of the workshop looks at simple solutions and some of the Practical Tactics and Strategies that you can implement to win back 4 hours a week.
 
 What could you do with an extra half day a week? No matter how busy you are and no matter how many clients you have you can win back a half day a week by being more effective. What would having a half day extra a week make possible and what would you do with it
 

We work with firm owners every day and the single biggest challenge we hear that accountants face is time.
 

  • The lack of time.
  • The amount of things to be done in the time we have.
  • The challenge around getting time to work on our business.
  • Having the time to switch off and relax
  • The hamster wheel of the never ending to–do list
     

In this session Des O’Neill covers the following topics,

 

Part 1 – Changing Your Time Paradigm

  • Identifying the Real Problem - Time is not a 1 dimensional problem
  • Priorities V Priority - Finding your ONE Thing
  • Creating an Executable Plan
  • Energy V Time – Personal Effectiveness & Engagement
  • Accountability and Keeping Focus – The Power of Habit

 

Part 2 – Practical Tactics and Strategies to win back at least 4 hours a week

 

  • Taking Stock
  • Unique Ability and the What NOT to do List
  • Think WHO not How
  • Diary Zoning & Time Blocking
  • The Power of 30 Minute Sprints
  • Systemise your Way to Success – One Touch
  • Early to Bed and Early to Rise – Circadian Rhythms
  • Business Strategy and 90 Day Sprints
  • The 10 Surprising Things Ultra Productive People do Differently

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OmniPro

Des O'Neill

Having worked for a number of years in practice, and with one of the profession’s regulatory and support institutes, Des co-founded OmniPro to develop tools, techniques, products and services that make accountancy more profitable and rewarding.

Des is passionate about bringing innovation to the accountancy profession and enabling accountants to achieve what they want from their careers and business. His core belief is that when empowered to achieve their best, accountants can deliver transformative results for clients.

He holds qualifications from the ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, CPA Institute of Certified Public Accountants and ACIS Association of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.