TTPP 16: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Tax Professionals

04Jan 2021 by jackbonehill94

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I was being helped by a work/business coach a few years back.

The coaching sessions were always really helpful for me and often gave me new perspective and confidence. But on top of that, I was recommended to read a book called “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey”.

Previously I would have almost taken the work ‘effective’ to be synonymous with productive or ‘successful’ maybe. But effective in the book means much more than that.

The book was a massive eye opener for me, an absolute game-changer that has genuinely made me more effective in numerous ways, both in work and personal life, but particularly in work.

Since the 7 habits have had such a positive impact for me, I’m sure they’ll do the same for you, and so in this episode, I am sharing the habits at a ‘high’ level and then also giving some examples and ideas about how these translate to working in tax.

I don’t agree with absolutely everything said in the book, and so have only implemented habits which I agree with. Of course, you could apply the same approach too. It’s worked well for me.

What I say in this episode is based on my interpretation and understanding of the 7 habits. But nonetheless, I am looking forward to sharing these with you.

Take a listen to find out more!

Additional Details

There are more details and examples within the book. A lot of the examples in the book are really helpful, but they are not specific to tax. In many ways, that’s because the 7 habits are ‘soft’ skills, but with a bit of imagination you can link these back to working in tax.

The book also includes exercises within which really help you to implement the habits and become more effective. But you can get further exercises through the companion workbook – I personally completed all these and highly recommend that you do the same to get full benefit from the book/habits.

You can get a copy of both the book and companion workbook here:

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