Buy in

Leadership teams: Maverick Magpies and Predictable Pigeons (Video)

In my latest short soft skills video (9 minutes) I look at Leadership teams: Maverick Magpies and Predictable Pigeons. I briefly explore some leadership themes including task vs relationship, future vs present, leadership vs management, strategy vs operations and visionaries vs integrators. (Script) Hi. Today I’d like to talk to Read More

Managing Partners’ Forum Awards 2020 – Marketing, client service, innovation, learning and culture change

I’ve been one of the judges on the annual Managing Partners’ Forum Awards for many years – across a number of categories. I was invited to attend the Awards dinner (again at the Marriot Grosvenor Square) to celebrate with the short-listed firms across three themes - Client, Community and Business. Read More

2020-03-16T11:10:04+00:00March 16, 2020|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Property|

Book Review: The Legal PR Guide – Gaining buy-in to law firm media relations

Last month saw the launch of the PRCA’s Legal PR Guide which was produced in conjunction with Byfield Consultancy. I contributed the chapter on buy-in. About the Legal PR Guide At just 60 pages, the Legal PR Guide is short and to the point. But it contains a wealth of Read More

2019-12-12T13:42:43+00:00December 12, 2019|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing|

Conference report: “You haven’t heard it all before” Professional Marketing Forum conference September 2019 (Innovation, procurement, campaigns, creativity, assertiveness)

This conference report on the Professional Marketing Forum conference September 2019 was published in the November edition of Professional Marketing magazine https://www.pmforum.co.uk/pm-magazine/pm-magazine.aspx  Lucy Canning of Grant Thornton UK kicked off proceedings by challenging the “echo chamber of assumptions” in professional services marketing and suggesting that we “tear up the rule Read More

2019-11-11T10:21:04+00:00November 11, 2019|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing|
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