Irrespective of the impact of the recession, it’s a fact that that accountants earn far less than they are worth. Why is this?

Perhaps the answer is that accountants think too little of themselves that they suffer from something called the “I’m not worth that” syndrome. Maybe lack of self esteem is the reason.

Colin Dunn, a chartered accountant formerly with Results Accountants' Systems (later RAN ONE) in the UK and now with ReNew Group Pty Ltd, based in Queensland, Australia thinks that lack of self esteem is the reason why accountants don’t earn what they’re worth.

Read Colin’s article “Why Lack of Self Esteem is Suppressing Profits in the Accounting Profession” and let us know what you think.