S1 Ep 8: Invest In Your Remote Workforce By Running An Epic Team Retreat with Shaun Stubley

This episode is all about how to invest in your remote workforce by running an epic team retreat with host, Meryl Johnston and guest, Shaun Stubley. 

In particular, we discuss:

• [3:08] Shaun’s team structure at Air Accounting
• [9:16] The main objectives and goals of running a team retreat
• [12:44] Logistics and agenda of the most recent Air Accounting team retreat
• [15:52] How to engineer the ability to have the entire team offline and decrease the need to respond to clients during the retreat
• [23:22] Considerations when choosing accommodation
• [25:00] Team building activities
• [28:34] Spending time on work topics versus spending time connecting
• [31:06] Challenges, difficulties and things to do differently next time
• [33:05] Advice for an accounting firm leader who is thinking of running a team retreat in the next 12 months

Shaun is an escaped mid-tier accountant who co-founded Air Accounting in 2016, intent on creating a business model that valued strong organisational management, removed the billable-hour and created value for clients far beyond traditional compliance services. If you’d like to get in touch with Shaun, you can find him on Linkedin and there’s more information about Air Accounting on their website. 

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by sponsors Annature: Australia’s leading eSignature and client verification provider, and Teamup: Hire top Filipino accountants without ongoing BPO fees. 

The Lifestyle Accountant Show is a podcast that helps today’s accounting firm leaders build successful businesses, while living healthy, happy lives hosted by Meryl Johnston. For more information or to get in touch with us, head over to our website lifestyleaccountant.co.