by Sue Viskovic | Aug 9, 2023 | All Posts, General
If you’re like me (and about 80% of people I’ve spoken to recently are), you take time at the end of both the calendar and the financial year to reflect on the year that was and clarify your focus on the goals you want to achieve in the coming period. And why wouldn’t...
by Sue Viskovic | Aug 3, 2023 | All Posts, General
Goal setting. You’ve heard all the one liners…. ‘If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else’ ‘Fail to plan and you plan to fail’ ‘A goal is a dream with a deadline’ In my post “The problem with goal...
by Craig Leonard | Jul 25, 2023 | Advice, All Posts, Articles, Business Management, General
Change: The constant in financial services. So, is it reasonable to think that changing tack in strategy or leadership is beneficial? Leadership is critical in every business, influencing its culture, performance, and overall success. Effective leadership requires a...
by Craig Leonard | Mar 16, 2023 | Advice, All Posts, Articles, Business Management, General
This article is an excerpt from the newly released Resilient Advice Business Strategy Handbook 2023, authored by Elixir Consulting and sponsored by BT. Here, Sue Viskovic shares the key elements required to build the foundations of future successful advice firms. We...
by Craig Leonard | Mar 16, 2023 | All Posts, Articles, Client Service, Fees & Commissions
Despite the fact that there are not enough advisers left to serve the clients who need them, we know there are some advisers who find themselves in the situation where they’ve been too busy serving their existing clients to worry about finding new ones. They have now...
by Craig Leonard | Mar 15, 2023 | All Posts, Articles, Sales & Marketing
Referrals from trusted sources are the preferred way for most clients to find their financial advisers. However, some advisers struggle to create fruitful referral relationships while others have real success in developing deep, sustainable, and profitable...