Strategy

Book Review: Strategic Tendering for Professional Services by Matthew Fuller and Tim Nightingale (Second Edition)

Back in May 2017 I reviewed the first edition of this book strategic tendering. And I have been recommending it ever since. So I was delighted when the authors did an extensive overhaul of the contents to publish the second edition in 2022. This review concentrates on the newer material Read More

Marketing case studies – Digital thought leadership campaigns at Menzies and Withers Worldwide

I’m a little late in preparing an overview of these two excellent digital campaigns that were presented at the Home - PM Forum webinar in December. Thanks to Stefanie Jones of Wales - PM Forum for chairing the session. It’s interesting to compare and contrast the approaches in legal and accounting Read More

2025-02-17T17:46:14+00:00February 17, 2025|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Strategy|

Consulting Skills – The power of workshops

At the recent PM Forum – PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” we spent time considering key consulting skills. In particular we focused on how to achieve engagement, buy-in, commitment and implementation for a “consultancy” project. As well as looking at stakeholder engagement in detail Read More

Be more strategic – Strategy into Action (Strategy Implementation)

It was a full house for December’s “Being more strategic” PM Forum - PM Forum workshop for marketing and business development (MBD) professionals. During the session we considered three key areas: thinking strategically, business strategy and marketing/business development strategy. What emerged from exercises and discussions was how to progress from Read More

2024-12-20T12:17:53+00:00December 20, 2024|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Strategy|

Change challenges – Culture, Communications and Clutter (change frameworks and stakeholder engagement)

At the recent PM Forum - PM Forum training workshop on “Supporting change” law and accountancy firm delegates progressed through three modules: individual change (psychological processes), organisational change and change processes and tools. Throughout the session there was delegate discussions and break out groups – a summary of which is Read More

2024-12-16T08:59:36+00:00December 16, 2024|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Strategy|
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