Books

Book review – Rainmakers and Trailblazers: A step by step guide to Business development for lawyers

Another review of my latest book on Business development for lawyers, this time from Jamie Butler who is Head of Training and Development at Russell-Cooke http://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/ "I read this new guide to business development (BD) wearing two hats: firstly as an ex-solicitor who remembers the challenge of combining marketing, selling and Read More

Grown-up corporate social responsibility and the regulatory environment – Strategy book on “Aligning for advantage” by Professor Thomas Lawton

I’ve always been a bit dubious about the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the business world and the professions and, at an event at the Open Business School in London last night to launch a new strategy book Professor Lawton reminded us of the quote by Milton Friedman Read More

2014-03-07T10:44:17+00:00March 7, 2014|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends, Strategy|

Book Review: The presentation book – how to create it, shape it and deliver it by Emma Ledden

I’ve just reviewed this book for PM (Professional Marketing) magazine and the article will appear shortly here http://www.pmforum.co.uk/magazine/ The book provides a good, solid introduction to the art of crafting and delivering a great presentation. It introduces three steps early: 1. Profile your audience 2. Structure and shape your message Read More

2014-02-11T19:50:09+00:00February 11, 2014|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Selling|

Book Review: Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves

This topic continues to generate an increasing amount of interest as the importance of emotional intelligence (aka soft skills) for leadership, management, marketing, selling and client relationship management becomes more generally known. There are many resources on this web site on the topic (use the search facility) and I provided Read More

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