{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd2165538-e439-4c06-8beb-906893d72a7c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Leaders Special Interview: Stephen Heathcote CEO of Prime Global (Highlights)","description":"Episode 58. On today's show, a Leaders Special Interview with Stephen Heathcote, CEO of Prime Global, who talks to Rob about what accountancy leadership looks like in challenging times and where the opportunities lie for accounting firms. \n\nStephen Heathcote joined PrimeGlobal in 2019 as Chief Executive Officer. He has extensive global experience of leading change across the accountancy profession. In 2020, PrimeGlobal was awarded association of the year at the International Accounting Bulletin Digital Accountancy Awards. The judges noted \u201cThe competition was strong, and the judges selected PrimeGlobal for its exceptional year under new leadership, restructuring its global governance and delivering strong growth of over 10 per cent.\u2019\u2019\n\nHis leadership background in the accounting profession includes undertaking the COO role at the UK Financial Reporting Council (introducing a new regulatory impact assessment during the global financial crisis), a senior management position at KPMG (leading the global change to the firms methodology) and over ten years as a key member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) executive team (leading global markets and overseeing all operations). Selected shownotes:\n\nKey takeaways from the full uncut interview include:\n\n\u235f What makes Prime Global the most diverse accounting association in the world\n\n\u235f How a background in politics helps a leader understand the egos, motivations and goals of their people\n\n\u235f The key differences between accounting associations, networks and alliances\n\n\u235f The importance of accounting firms belonging to a community in these challenging, uncertain times\n\n\u235f What has prompted more and deeper engagement across member firms in an accounting association or network in challenging times\n\n\u235f The biggest surprise or discovery when stepping into a chief executive or senior board role\n\n\u235f The analogy between CEO roles and football managers/coaches in seeing how different people have different personalities and needs\n\n\u235f What kind of things a global CEO of an accounting association is proud of amongst many achievements\n\n\u235f What putting an emphasis on team instead of self means for a leader at any level\n\n\u235f The role of culture and corporate brand for CEOs in leaving a legacy or building a reputation\n\n\u235f Examples of failures that define leaders and CEOs, and what can be learned from specific ones\n\n\u235f The different ways leaders can respond to critical feedback, failure or negative press\n\n\u235f What kind of people speak into the lives of accounting leaders and CEOs - shout out to Helen Brand of ACCA and her best advice\n\n\u235f What happens when becoming a more senior leader takes you away from what you might love doing the most\n\n\u235f The major things that frustrate a global CEO in the accounting profession, and how Covid might just change this\n\n\u235f How a pandemic has forced accountants and accountancy firms to change and be more adaptable\n\n\u235f The kind of things a global CEO loves most about their job \n\n\u235f What leaders must do to get more done, make more impact and serve the world better (clue - it's not about ego and self)\n\n\u235f The importance of being more innovative, entrepreneurial and collaborative as a leader or CEO\n\n\u235f Shout out to Traction by Gino Wickman in running a successful business and taking it to the next level\n\n\u235f Examples of bad doctrine or advice put out by some leaders and personalities that damages the reputation of the accountancy profession\n\n\u235f Tips for bringing through the next generation of leaders in any company or organisation\n\n\u235f Words of wisdom to potential leaders and rising stars who aspire to senior roles in their firm or organisation\n\nStephen Heathcote on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-heathcote-b327573a/\n\n\n\nNOTE TO LISTENERS:\n\nThis is a condensed highlights version of the full interview (usually 20-30 mins long), which you can catch as a bonus UNCUT episode at the weekend.\n\nMartin and Rob love to hear from the show's 7000+ listeners in 144...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7cffb459-a4c6-447e-b76d-d0d888981d32/KTWFgeWib27yQbwjxa_oYfV6.jpg"}