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Book review: Transformational Mentoring – creating developmental alliances for changing organizational cultures (1995) by Julie Hay

I’m reviewing some of the latest books on mentoring (reviews will be published soon) and I remembered this book. I read it back in 2000, during my studies to qualify as a professional coach/mentor. The author admits that it isn’t a book for beginners. But it had a huge impact Read More

2024-07-24T15:39:42+01:00July 24, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Negotiating skills – Balancing task and relationship

I thought I’d share a few key ideas from some recent workshops on negotiation skills. Sometimes I am training business support professionals, but on occasions I am asked to work with legal professionals who typically are known for their excellent negotiation skills. I use the model of balancing task and Read More

2024-04-16T12:10:34+01:00April 16, 2024|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Private client management and marketing: Business plans, recruitment, assessments and automation (Nov 2023)

It was good to meet the private client lawyers – some recently promoted to head of department – for a workshop on “Managing and growing your private client practice” earlier this month. This post summarises the key themes discussed, provides an additional learning resource for the delegates and includes further Read More

2023-11-13T15:58:14+00:00November 13, 2023|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Social Media, Strategy|

New Leadership Development Programme from the Managing Partners’ Forum – Consensus through Collaboration

I’m excited to announce that the Managing Partners’ Forum has just launched a series of six modules for an innovative leadership development programme for firm-wide leaders of small and medium sized professional services firms. Versions for divisional, functional and aspiring leaders are expected in 2024. I have supported Richard Chaplin Read More

2023-05-02T09:38:48+01:00March 30, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills|
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