In December, the Coaching Skills Academy | Managing Partners' Forum (a joint venture between Managing Partners' Forum |and Home - PM Forum) presented the first “Advanced Coaching” training workshop. Delegates were equally split between senior marketing and business development (MBD) professionals and those in people/human resources (HR) roles although one Read More
At the recent “Developing more work from referrers and intermediaries” MBL workshop Kim Tasso - MBL Seminars, delegates from legal, accountancy and financial firms tackled the different levels of planning required to design and implement effective referrer management strategies. Referrer Management Strategies – Planning for the firm, teams and individuals. Read More
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
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
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
