{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F438e2d44-4b87-4ce3-b3af-899a44feef19","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Leadership Lessons from Praxity with with Graeme Gordon (uncut)","description":"On today's bonus UNCUT episode, Rob Brown interviews former global CEO of Praxity, Graeme Gordon who shares his stories and lessons from a life in leadership.\n\nGraeme Gordon is a chartered accountant and prior to joining Praxity was Managing Director and Senior Tutor of Emile Woolf Group, the international training and development firm. He was also previously Group Finance Director of a technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange.\n\nGraeme has extensive international experience including in Europe, Russia, North America, the Far East, the Indian Sub-Continent and the Middle East. He is a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and formerly twice President of the Thames Valley Chartered Accountants.\n\nKey takeaways from the full uncut interview include:\n\n\uff1eFrom the Navy, a double glazing franchise and the NFL to CEO of Praxity \u2013 the journey of Graeme Gordon in 60 seconds\n\n\uff1eWhy the Praxity Accounting Alliance is a very unique animal and just behind BDO and Grant Thornton in size and reach\n\n\uff1eThe lure of variety and the ability to make a difference in creating a job that you love doing \u2013 applicable to all jobs but particularly to accounting professionals\n\n\uff1eThe key differences between an accounting alliance and an accounting network \u2013 useful to know if you\u2019re in one or thinking of joining one\n\n\uff1eQuestions an accounting firm might ask themselves in considering whether to join an accounting alliance\n\n\uff1eThree stand-out benefits of joining an established and global accounting alliance like Praxity\n\n\uff1eWhy it\u2019s vital that specialists in accounting firms know their opposite numbers in different countries\n\n\uff1eThe importance of collaboration within firms and within member firms of a network or alliance\n\n\uff1eSpeed dating for managing partners of large accounting firms why it works for networking and collaboration\n\n\uff1eCulture and values must fit if firms are going to merge well and fit well into an alliance like Praxity\n\n\uff1eWays to ascertain the values and culture of an accounting firm with \u2018due diligence\u2019\n\n\uff1eThe number one quality that\u2019s present in the very best accounting professionals, especially the ones that have to win work\n\n\uff1eWhat makes a good managing partner in an accounting firm of any size\n\n\uff1eWhat is \u2018co-opetition\u2019 and how does it help accounting firms to collaborate optimally across countries and cultures?\n\n\uff1eOne of the biggest advantages of being able to tap into an alliance like Praxity is the shared intelligence of plans, problems and strategies\n\n\uff1eThoughts on legacy and reputation in your accounting role \u2013 what will people say about you after you\u2019re gone?\n\n\uff1eThe critical way in which running a global accounting alliance is different to running a Navy mission!\n\n\uff1eThe accounting audit in 10 years will be very different from the audit from just a few short years ago, and how AI will affect that\u2026\n\nBefore becoming a chartered accountant Graeme served as an officer in the Royal Navy. Praxity is the largest Alliance of Independent Accounting, Tax and Consulting Firms in the world. As at January 2018, 64 Firms in over 100 countries with 700+ offices, 3,500+ partners and 37,500+ other professionals and a combined turnover of US$5.25bn. Find out more at www.praxity.com or to contact Graeme directly:\n\nGraeme on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graeme-gordon-/\n\nNOTE TO LISTENERS:\n\nThis is a full-length interview (usually 20-30 mins long) from which the highlights show earlier in the week was taken. You can listen to this on a previous episode.\n\nMartin and Rob love to hear from the show's 7000+ listeners in 144 countries around the world. If you like the show, leave a review wherever you listen, and please recommend the show to your friends and colleagues.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4f4df68f-2288-4ee1-80f0-17b79f59c947/88PpHRus489rSzfl9bJa1x1F.jpg"}