FOR AMBITIOUS FIRM OWNERS WHO REFUSE TO REPEAT 2025
THE 2026 STRATEGIC RESET
How to wrap the year, audit your "Black Box" failures, and build the 9-Step AI roadmap for a firm that runs without you. A live 120-Minute strategic workshop with Des O'Neill
This event is designed for:
- Firm Owners and Partners who want to strengthen their leadership, strategy, and profitability in 2026.
- Senior Managers and Future Partners who play a key role in implementing strategy, managing teams, and driving firm growth.
- Ambitious Practice Leaders who want to move beyond firefighting and start building a more sustainable, systemised, and valuable business.
- Whether you’re running a solo practice or leading a multi-partner firm, this workshop will give you the time and framework to think strategically about your next chapter.
From the desk of Des' O Neill:
You are about to turn off the lights for 2025.
You are exhausted. You have pushed hard. You have survived deadlines, client demands, and team challenges.
But before you close the laptop and pour that first Christmas drink, I need you to be brutally honest with yourself:
Did you win this year? Or did you just survive it?
Most accountants treat January like a fresh start. It isn’t. Unless you fix the underlying systems that caused your stress in 2025, January will be a carbon copy of last year.
This is the “Comfort with Consequences” Trap. You have a good business. But the consequence is that the business owns you.
I am hosting this emergency “Wrap the Year” Workshop for one reason: To ensure you do not make the same mistakes in 2026.
We are going to stop hoping. We are going to stop guessing. We are going to use “Black Box Thinking” to perform a forensic audit on your firm, and then we are going to build the AI Infrastructure to fix it forever.
What Will Be Covered:
- This is not a "webinar." It is a Live Strategic Workshop.
- PART 1: THE "BLACK BOX" FAILURE AUDIT
We will use the methodology used by the Aviation Industry to turn every failure into a safety upgrade. We will identify the 3 Hidden Stressors of 2025 (Client, Team, Tech) that drained your profit—and fix them live. - PART 2: THE AI READINESS ASSESSMENT
The profession is splitting:
• Level 1: The Manual Firm (The "Hamster Wheel").
• Level 2: The Hybrid Firm (Islands of disconnected tech).
• Level 3: The AI-First Firm (The Asset).
We will benchmark your firm live and show you exactly how to jump to Level 3. - PART 3: THE 9-STEP AUTOMATION ROADMAP
I will hand you the exact 9-step implementation plan to integrate the 6-Step Success Path with the new wave of AI. This is your playbook for Q1 2026. - PART 4: MY 3 BIGGEST REGRETS (AND YOUR 4TH)
I will share how I missed out on €8 Billion by hesitating on technology shifts in the past. I will show you why the "AI Wave" is bigger than the PC revolution, and why missing this boat is not an option.
By the end of this webinar, you’ll have:
- A clear, actionable roadmap for a more focused and profitable 2026.
- A renewed sense of direction, clarity, and motivation for your leadership journey.
- Insight into what’s working across leading firms — and what needs to change.
- A one-page 2026 Strategy Map you can use to align your team and track progress.
- A clear understanding of how ProfitPro Membership and Mastermind can support your goals year-round.