{"id":13520,"date":"2022-12-16T13:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=13520"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:36:26","slug":"sage-book-club-get-ahead-accountancy-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/sage-book-club-get-ahead-accountancy-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Book Club: 4 books to get you ahead of the accountancy game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In November 2022, we celebrated International Account<\/a>in<\/a>g Day<\/a> and Global Bookkeeping Week,<\/a> so we thought there\u2019s no better time ask some of the most inspiring accountants and business support experts we work with to share their top reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each one has a unique journey, but all agree reading has helped shape their success and make them the person they are today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these four must-reads, you\u2019ll find tips on everything from leadership<\/a> to the power of embracing new opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, add these to your Christmas list and get ready to smash your new year\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The digital firm by Will Farnell<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selling to serve by James Ashford<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legacy by James Kerr<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The digital firm by Will Farnell<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chosen by Stefan Barrett, a financial accountant and the founder of Bee Motion Accounting Ltd. He specialises in helping people streamline their businesses without losing the core.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Digital Firm is a guide to help any accountant navigate the trends affecting them. Will summarises how he kept his business competitive with the essential elements of a digital firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book revolutionised Bee Motion and assisted with our core vision of where we wanted the business to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an owner\u2019s perspective, it helped me take that step back and let the systems, processes, and the team run the business, while I had a helicopter view to manage it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A must-read for anyone wanting to start their own firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about The digital firm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selling to serve by James Ashford<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chosen by Stefan Barrett. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to this book, we\u2019re one of few accountancy firms that charge based on time. For example, if a client has a busy period or their business is seasonal, we increase our resources and charge properly for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selling to Serve alongside GoProposal revolutionised our business model and really pushed us into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also picked by Joyce O\u2019Leary, who works at River Bookkeeping Ltd providing bookkeeping, payroll, and training services to clients. She\u2019s also an Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers (IAB) ambassador.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I heard James talk at an event and a bookkeeping colleague recommended this book. It\u2019s fab and the one with the most pages marked on my bookshelf in the office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He taps into the realities of being an accountant and teaches you how to sell your accounting and bookkeeping services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will challenge some of your most limiting beliefs, give you a newfound confidence, and help you unlock your potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Selling to serve<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chosen by Fiona Bradley, who has worked as a business adviser to small and medium-sized enterprises, is a bookkeeper, and also a director of Sage Qualifications.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a book about taking control and embracing uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had originally trained to be a cookery teacher, but a change in circumstances meant I needed a profession where I could work from home with flexibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is when I made the scary step to become a bookkeeper in the accounting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book helped me to understand my fear and turn it into success, which as we now run the Sage Accredited Qualification programme, I think we did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Feel the fear and do it anyway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legacy by James Kerr<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chosen by Bobby Lane, a chartered accountant with more than 25 years\u2019 experience in professional practice. He\u2019s the CEO of Factotum, a company that provides advice, services and solutions for businesses.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

James goes deep into what made the All Blacks the most successful sporting outfit. This demonstrates determination, focus, and also how the team reinvented themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a fantastic example of how effective leadership and building an outstanding team can bring success on the field but how it can also be applied to business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Need some inspiration or direction to help your practice and clients thrive? Check out this selection of essential reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1309,"featured_media":9975,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sage_video":false,"post_featured_image_hide":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[180,15],"business_type":[4],"lilypad":[],"context":[],"industry":[],"persona":[73,74,75],"imagine_tag":[109],"coauthors":[391],"class_list":["post-13520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth-customers","tag-business-performance","tag-grow-business","business_type-small-business"],"sage_meta":{"region":"en-gb","author_name":"Francesca Whitehall","featured_image":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3.jpg","imagine_tags":{"109":"Small business"}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Sage Advice UK","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/9975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"business_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/business_type?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"lilypad","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/lilypad?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"context","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/context?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"persona","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/persona?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"imagine_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/imagine_tag?post=13520"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=13520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}