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Creating A Value-Based Strategy

by Tony Vidler One of the toughest things for professional services firms to do – especially those that operate in the advice space – is settle on a strategy to guide the decisions in building the business. It is helpful to consider strategy from a very broad perspective to begin with, and settle on […]

The Power Of A Vision: Because your future has to start somewhere.

by Tony Vidler Vision is the thing that initially drives all progress. Somebody’s view of how something can be…will be….is the catalyst for achievement of great change. Who will ever forget the power of articulating one mans vision: “I have a dream….”? His vision of how the world could be. Should be. […]

Why Advisers Need To Invest In Their Businesses. Now.

by Tony Vidler Financial advisers really need to invest more into their practices. Now. More money, more thinking, more strategy….more leverage. Even those who have been investing probably need to invest more. For decades financial advisers have been able to to operate “lifestyle” businesses. It has enabled them to largely choose when they will […]

What Is The Plan To Thrive Amidst All The Change?

by Tony Vidler Is there a cunning plan for your practice to thrive amidst the changes coming at the financial advice sector from all directions? What is the plan then? What is the strategy? Those 2 questions might look like the same question, but they are not quite. The cunning idea, or the strategy, is […]

The 9 Business Building Blocks Which Will Stand the Test Of Time

by Tony Vidler To create a firm which will last you need the right business building blocks, or the foundations if you like. When it comes to building something to last the ancient civilisations can teach us a thing or two about the building blocks of a business. Anybody who has had the privilege […]

The Value of GETTING Good Advice

by Tony Vidler If you believe in the value of advice, then it makes sense to believe in the value of getting good advice for yourself – or rather, for your business. Nearly every small business can benefit from having a robust governance structure providing strategic input (and insight), additional skills, accountability and excellent […]

The 3 Main Considerations In Practice Development

by Tony Vidler When it comes to practice development the owner must consider 3 general areas which drive the growth and value of the business, and each of those has some sub-sections. The 3 areas to consider are: Creating the physical Capacity to ‘grow’ volume Developing Capabilities of the professionals within the firm Creating and […]

Are you just swimming in circles, or do you have a strategy?

by Tony Vidler To ensure business success you must have a strategy. But where do you begin with designing a business strategy? It isn’t quite as hard as you may think…. First, you need to decide what you want to be known for, which then makes it relatively easy to work out […]

A Value Creation Model For Advisory Firms

by Tony Vidler Challenging times test whether we are truly delivering value, and whether we have a good value creation model for the advisory firm. Is the practice focussed upon the areas where it can improve in its value delivery to clients…does it even know which areas they are? Where do we need to […]

Some Advisory Firm’s Are “Going Out Of Business” Without Even Realising It

by Tony Vidler I have a strong sense that a lot of advisory firms are “going out of business” at the moment and don’t even realise it. For a very long time markets were going well, and commission and fee rates were at the high end of the scale, and there were plenty […]

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