Behind the Numbers: Dealing with uncertainty, and mental health
Description
We’re all navigating uncertainty right now. How can accountants manage it professionally and personally? Riaz Shah OBE, former EY Partner and Professor of Practice at Hult International Business School, breaks down the biggest factors affecting the profession at the moment, and how it might shape the role and future of accountants.
Then Paul Guess, Case Management Officer for accountants’ support charity CABA, talks about the mental toll that the current environment is taking on professionals, and the kind of support that they can expect to receive.
Links:
- https://www.icaew.com/learning-and-development/events/icaew-annual-conference
- http://caba.org.uk/
- https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2025/sep-2025/global-trust-in-chartered-accountants-rises-in-ai-world
- https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2025/jul-2025/ai-should-it-replace-junior-roles
Host
Philippa Lamb
Guests
Riaz Shah OBE, Professor of Practice, Hult International Business School
Paul Guess, Case Management Officer, CABA
Producer
Natalie Chisholm
Episode first published: 8 October 2025
Podcast recorded: 25 September 2025
United States
