Aloha from Hawaii!

Anne, Laurena, Chris and Mihir recently returned home from a week in Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

We were there alongside about 100 other representatives from accounting firms from Australia and New Zealand for the Rob Nixon annual conference.  The focus was on goal setting and adapting to change.

The content of the conference was aimed at getting us focused on servicing our clients better through better business planning, improving our range of services and most importantly getting the team involved and motivated.  And of course bringing what we know back to our clients.  One of the team building exercises we encountered was the “Survivor Challenge” where we were to undertake in a team, a series of physical challenges – one of which was making Chris a Hawaiian Princess!

Left:  “Princess” Chris Wheatley.

 While in Hawaii we were inducted into the Rob Nixon Hall of Fame.  This award represents our contributions and commitment to the club.  It also embodies the following attributes:

- Serving as an exemplar to others in the profession

- The highest level of integrity, ethics and accountability

- Revenue growth and profit achievement

- Contributions of intellectual capital to the profession

- Continual, challenging, personal and professional development

- Risk taking and resilience

 Congratulations Team!

Although it was a whirlwind trip, we did manage to enjoy a cocktail or two…

 ….. and hire a couple of Mustang Convertibles to explore the island and the famed North Shore.

And we haven’t just come away with fond memories, we have developed brand new business services and introduced better processes to improve our standard of service.  We have experienced first hand the enormous impact a focused strategic planning session can be on an organisation and we intend to bring it back to our clients.  The process we went through can be compared to turning on the lights in a dark room.