When a big change comes along, imposed from outside, we tend to view it as a problem. A rock thrown in our path – unnecessarily, we think.

But it is possible to view it as a welcome opportunity, a chance to pause on the road and reflect on what we’re doing, why we are doing it and who for.

If I was an accountant, now that the first part of MTD is out of the way, I’d be asking myself:

• What is the job of an accountant?
• Who can I best serve?
• What do they really want?
• How does MTD and its ramifications help me put the answers to these questions in place?

That rock might just be a signpost to a better path.