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AI Avoidance, AI Efficiency, or AI Opportunity?
What Side of the Line Are You On. And Will You Still Be Employable Next Year? The ground beneath the accountancy profession is shifting fast. The arrival of AI into mainstream practice isn’t just a technological change, it’s a reordering of what value looks like, how firms are run, and who stays employable. So let’s…
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Still Working Five Days? Maybe That’s the Real Risk.
I’ve worked a four-day week for the last three and a half years. Most people haven’t even noticed. No drop in quality. No missed deadlines. No late filings. One of my businesses is in a tightly regulated field. The other deals with engineering equipment sales. Both continue to thrive.So here’s the obvious question: If I…
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How to Build an AI Strategy for Your Business (Without Having an Existential Crisis)
1. The Problem: Old Dogs, New Tech Across the UK, boardrooms are buzzing with uneasy chatter: ‘Should we be using AI?’ ‘Is it safe?’, ‘What if we get it wrong?’ and occasionally, ‘Has anyone tried turning it off and on again?’ Many established businesses, especially those in traditional sectors like law, accountancy, manufacturing or professional…
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Is Ignoring AI a Breach of Employer Responsibility?
‘You don’t have to adopt AI. But soon, you might have to explain why you didn’t.‘ That sentence has been sitting with us since we wrote our last blog on employer responsibilities around stress. Because as generative AI becomes the defining business shift of our generation, a big question is starting to loom: Could ignoring…
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Stress: The Silent Killer in Insolvency (and It’s Coming for You)
1. The Problem: We’re Drowning, Not Waving Let’s call this what it is: a slow-motion car crash. Most Insolvency Practitioners right now are utterly overwhelmed. You’re swamped with new enquiries, overrun with compliance demands, and trapped in a cycle of “just one more thing” that never ends. You missed parents’ evening last week. You forgot…
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The Great Legacy Extinction: What AI Means for Accountants, Lawyers and Insolvency Practitioners
Absolutely—thank you for the correction. Here’s the final version of the blog post with the correct author attribution throughout: Ethan Batraski, not Ethan James Brown. The Great Legacy Extinction: What AI Means for Accountants, Lawyers and Insolvency Practitioners The Problem: A Profession at Risk of Fossilisation For years, the accountancy, legal and insolvency professions have…
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What Makes a True Professional in the Age of AI?
Why the future belongs to those who combine integrity, expertise, and the power of generative AI Let’s be honest: the word “professional” gets thrown around like confetti. Anyone with a business card, a clipboard, or a half-decent logo can call themselves one. But deep down, we all know the difference between someone who’s qualified and…
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Embracing Imperfection: How Generative AI Accelerates Success in Professional Practice
The Perfectionism Paradox in Professional Services In the meticulous world of professional services, from legal and accountancy firms to consultancies and insolvency practices, practitioners often grapple with the relentless pursuit of perfection. The belief that every report, analysis, or client communication must be flawless can lead to significant delays and missed opportunities. This phenomenon, known…
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Repairing Work: Why Gen Z and AI are Stitching a New Future (Not Tearing Down the Old One)
👀 I Watched This TEDx Talk – and It Really Got Me Thinking 🔍 What’s Broken, Exactly? 🤝 An Evolution, Not a Uprising ⚙️ Where AI Fits In: The Ultimate Enabler 💡 How AI Helps Gen Z Lead the Evolution 🔄 What About Your Business? 🧠 Vision Required—Not Just Tools 🎯 Bringing It All Together…
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Why on Earth Would Any Young Person Work for You?
1. The Problem: The Talent Pipeline is Drying Up Insolvency firms across the UK are quietly facing a crisis—one that’s not on a balance sheet, but in the staffing plan. Recruitment has become a slow-motion car crash. The next generation of talent isn’t exactly queuing up outside IP firms. Bright young people—ambitious, tech-savvy, adaptable—are giving…
