Kim’s Blog

Soft skills for lawyers – research and book in development

Between now and March 2020 I will be researching and writing a new book for Globe Law and Business https://www.globelawandbusiness.com/ on Soft Skills for Lawyers. I will be drawing on my expertise as a psychologist, trainer and professional coach with decades of experience in helping lawyers develop soft skills to Read More

2019-09-25T09:06:35+01:00September 6, 2019|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

20 ideas to improve impact, assertiveness and effectiveness for marketing and BD assistants and executives

It was a full house at the recent impact, assertiveness and effectiveness workshop at Professional Marketing Forum (https://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/). Here are the top 20 takeaways from the delegates: Increase self-confidence We considered the difference between self-esteem and internal self-confidence and the external portrayal of confidence http://kimtasso.com/be-more-confident-and-convey-confidence/ Use empathy Empathy is needed Read More

2019-08-27T09:38:35+01:00August 27, 2019|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Leadership: Authenticity, values and culture

I was recently asked to facilitate a partner strategy session where the focus was on authenticity, values and culture. It was a highly interactive session with participants considering their personal values in a structured way before discussing them in peer groups. It was a softer parallel process alongside a more Read More

2019-08-13T10:19:40+01:00August 13, 2019|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|

Better Business Relationships at the Bedford Square Festival

I was delighted to be asked by The Bloomsbury Institute to present a talk on my latest book “Better Business Relationships” at the Bedford Square Festival in July 2019. Here are the highlights of the presentation. The Bloomsbury connection I have worked extensively in the area for decades as many Read More

2019-08-01T15:26:06+01:00August 1, 2019|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Enquiry management: Converting more telephone enquiries with basic sales training

At a “Business development for lawyers” course a while back the topic that the delegates asked me to write about was that of converting telephone enquiries. More recently, at a practice development course for private client solicitors, the same issue arose and other insights were shared at a recent in-house Read More

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