Ever feel like your day is a blur of pings, context switches, and late-night messages that steal your sleep? We sat down with Brad Hook and Declan Scott to unpack why the profession’s greatest strengths—kindness, curiosity, creativity—can be undermined by hypervigilance and constant multitasking, and how simple, science-backed rhythms can restore focus and energy. We dig into the data from the inaugural global resilience and well-being report for Chartered Accountants and preview what the ne...
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Ever feel like your day is a blur of pings, context switches, and late-night messages that steal your sleep? We sat down with Brad Hook and Declan Scott to unpack why the profession’s greatest strengths—kindness, curiosity, creativity—can be undermined by hypervigilance and constant multitasking, and how simple, science-backed rhythms can restore focus and energy. We dig into the data from the inaugural global resilience and well-being report for Chartered Accountants and preview what the ne...
Ken Croarkin - A Chartered Accountant who took one leap—said yes once—and changed a whole life trajectory
Difference Makers Podcast
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2 months ago
Ken Croarkin - A Chartered Accountant who took one leap—said yes once—and changed a whole life trajectory
One decision can reroute a whole career. When Ken Croarkin said yes to learning insurance in Glasgow, he couldn’t have guessed it would lead to London, a secondment in New York, and ultimately two decades as an audit partner shaping a PE-backed, AI-ready firm. We dive into that arc with clear-eyed detail—how a Chartered Accountant becomes a true global passport, what it takes to cross from UK GAAP to US GAAP and insurance statutory, and why reciprocity and the CPA pathway are less about short...
Difference Makers Podcast
Ever feel like your day is a blur of pings, context switches, and late-night messages that steal your sleep? We sat down with Brad Hook and Declan Scott to unpack why the profession’s greatest strengths—kindness, curiosity, creativity—can be undermined by hypervigilance and constant multitasking, and how simple, science-backed rhythms can restore focus and energy. We dig into the data from the inaugural global resilience and well-being report for Chartered Accountants and preview what the ne...
