Diversity

Update on event management

Most professional services firms use events as an integral part of their marketing and business development (MBD) campaigns. And many firms have MBD professionals who focus solely on event management. So it was good to hear the July CIM https://www.cim.co.uk/ webinar which was dedicated to event management. Richard John | Read More

Book review: The Thriving Lawyer by Traci Cipriano (resilience)

Well-being, mental health and resilience are important themes in professional services – not just in legal firms. People are our most important asset and we need them to feel well and able to take on challenges in order to provide exceptional client service and to be productive. This book will Read More

2024-06-17T09:18:28+01:00June 17, 2024|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills|

Learning & Development Update: Lean Learning and learning trends

The role of learning and development (L&D) becomes more critical as firms try to ensure that their people are equipped with the latest skills to be agile enough to adapt to the fast-changing work environment. Learning & Development is often a key tool in employee retention. For those involved in Read More

2023-10-10T14:34:28+01:00October 10, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

Managing Partners’ Forum – Highlights from the Advisory Board Meeting September 2023

The Managing Partners' Forum (mpfglobal.com) holds quarterly meetings of its Advisory Board where senior leaders discuss issues pertinent to the professional services sector. Updates are provided by Richard Chaplin, Jon Geldart and John Rowland together with the chairs of the Forum’s specialist groups: Management Teams Together; Finance & Operations; Strategy Read More

2023-09-29T10:00:34+01:00September 29, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

Book review: The psychology of successful women by Shona Rowan

I’ve known the author Shona Rowan (who is a high-performance coach, shares my love of psychology and understands professional services) for some time so I was keen to read her first book. I usually avoid anything that is aimed at women – yet this book contains some practical, straight-talking advice Read More

2024-09-22T11:01:19+01:00June 2, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|
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