At the latest MBL workshop on “Pick up the phone – client service and sales opportunities for professionals” we looked at the role of telephone calls in sales and service, managing inbound calls and making outbound calls. Delegates from legal and accountancy firms – both technical experts (fee-earners) and business development professionals - Read More
I wrote the opening chapter “Emotional Intelligence in legal practice – developing a superpower for lawyers” for the new 2026 Globe Book 'Fundamental skills for the Modern Lawyer'. I’m particularly pleased as the new book builds on the work in my 2020 Globe book Essential soft skills for lawyers. The Read More
I am often asked by clients to assist in enhancing their client service and client experience. Recently, I facilitated workshops for senior leadership teams where they wanted a) a briefing on the range of client service initiatives in professional services and b) help with deciding their priorities and strategy for Read More
What were the key themes arising at the recent PM Forum – PM Forum workshop on “Towards KAM and ABM: Helping fee-earners with client relationship management”?. 60% of the delegates from law and accountancy firms (including those in the energy, financial, public sector, charities and education sectors) across UK were focused on KAM for Read More
The 2026 Annual Strategy and Marketing Benchmark is always eagerly anticipated by the professional marketing community at Home - PM Forum. The 14th report was presented by Alastair Beddow | LinkedIn (MD of Home - Meridian West). Charlotte Green | LinkedIn (Head of Clients and Markets at Gowling WLG) chaired Read More
