Following on from Peter Cook’s http://www.academy-of-rock.co.uk/ great book “Sex, Leadership and Rock’n'Roll: Leadership Lessons from the Academy of Rock” comes the thinner but just as good “Punk Rock People Management”. It’s a short, accessible booklet providing some no-nonsense practical advice to non-HR professionals on dealing with hiring (selection, induction, rewards), inspiring (engagement, Read More
Obviously the legal market is in a state of flux with the recession, deregulation and the threat of new business models and new entrants as the result of the Legal Services Act. Many accountants are scratching around for a response to the commoditisation of audit services and surveyors and agents Read More
We all need to update our knowledge and as it is a very long time since I did my MBA I went along to the offices of McGraw-Hill in Canary Wharf on Monday to get my brain cells working like an MBA student again. Banking sector Dr Peter Hahn (Cass Read More
This report by the Managing Partners Forum http://www.mpfglobal.com/ and the Financial Times was published in June – and was then the subject of a national roadshow - and you can download it here: http://ftcorporate.ft.com/resources/ The purpose of the on-line research into the views of 433 people (17% CEO/chairs of companies and 10% Managing/Senior Read More
A short while ago I presented the marketing paper at the annual CLT “Managing and Marketing a Profitable Private Client Department” conference. The event was chaired by Gill Steel and there were various speakers. I thought I’d share some of the reflections I had whilst listening to the other speakers Read More