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How did you get to your current exalted position in the tax world? No doubt it was by a mixture of natural intelligence, hard work and even the occasional bit of good luck. But I am sure that you didn’t do it without the help and guidance of a mentor.
I certainly benefited hugely at several stages in my career from working with mentors who gave me encouragement, guidance, practical advice and the occasional quiet word in my ear that I needed to pull my socks up! As I progressed I started to mentor others, and, of everything I have done in my working life, nothing has given me more pleasure than seeing some of the people to whom I was able to offer a little help forge impressive careers in the tax world, sometimes reaching heights I could only dream about.
Mentors often go unsung but this year we have decided to give them their hour in the sun by introducing a new category into the Taxation Awards, ‘Tax mentor of the year’ (tinyurl.com/taxawards2023). Individuals will be able to nominate somebody who has given them really positive, if challenging, support over the past 12 months or so.
There are several individuals whom I would like to nominate for the impact that they have had on my career, but that would put me in a real position of conflict of interest when it comes to the judging so I will have to restrain myself. If any of them are reading this, I would say is this. You know who you are: thanks for everything you did to help me get to where I am today.
More details will be available on the awards website shortly, but do start to think about who you would nominate. It would be a nice way of saying thank you for all that they have done for you.
If you do one thing…
Read the latest GAAR Panel opinion. Something to share with clients tempted by pension liberation schemes – tinyurl.com/gaaraprps.
