Work Meetings at Interface

Team having a meeting

Every month, I like to conduct a full work meeting with everyone involved at Interface Financial Planning.  These meetings are conducted via Zoom, mostly because I have employees based all over the country (and even the world!), so it makes meeting up much easier than taking the train, bus, car – or even plane over…

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Streamlining Business Processes

business blocks with arrows to goal

With the beginning of a new year, my thoughts like so many other people in business always turn to “How I can do better?”  As a starting point, I decided once again, to evaluate Interface’s business processes so I can start the year as efficiently as possible.  You may think that sounds like a big…

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Streamlining Business Processes

Lightbulb and ideas process

With the beginning of a new year, my thoughts (like so many other people in business) always turn to “How I can do better?”  As a starting point, I decided once again, to evaluate Interface’s business processes so I can start the year as efficiently as possible.  You may think that sounds like a big…

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Harnessing the Power of Outsourcing

Outsourcing text on keyboard button.

Today, I’m calling on all businesses to improve their efficiency using outsourcing, not only to boost their productivity and profit margin but also to deliver better service to clients and customers.   Outsourcing is something that Interface Financial Planning has relied on for many years and continues to do so.  Quite frankly, I don’t know where…

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The Future of Working

remote worker at home

I know I’ve talked about virtual meetings and remote working before but as it seems it’s here to stay, I thought I’d delve deeper.  I believe that remote working has so many advantages, as I’ve mentioned in other posts. One of the biggest one for me, is that I can see clients all over the…

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Getting Used to the New Normal

Zoom Meeting

So today I thought I’d talk about a typical week in my life. Except that typical is the wrong word now! Everything is still “new” and normal is different, for all of us. I thought I’d regroup and examine what my new, normal week looked like, what I like about it and what it’s taught…

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Increasing Productivity and Client Service

Better tools to improve client financial service

One recurring topic in the news is about productivity in the UK being one of the lowest in Europe but this is nothing new and if you Google you will find this topic discussed over many years. How do you increase productivity? You could Google and find some complicated definitions but in simple terms it…

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Interface Engages Expertise from throughout the UK and beyond.

World map global connections

One of the wonders of technology and modern business practice is the ability to engage expertise from throughout the UK and beyond. When I engaged my first employee over twenty years ago I was restricted by who was available within a reasonable travelling distance and when they were engaged they had to be kept busy…

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