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Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Following my past research (some of which was published in my 2020 book Essential soft skills for lawyers (kimtasso.com)) I keep an eye out for the latest information relating to the soft skills (particularly leadership skills) most in demand and how these relate to the professional services sector. So here Read More

Referrer and Intermediary Management – Silos, Targets and Culture

At the end of January, I enjoyed meeting delegates (at the Novotel at Tower Hill) on the MBL  “Developing more work from referrers and intermediaries” workshop. There were architects, bankers, accountants, forensic investigators, insolvency practitioners, lawyers, pension advisers and tax experts who had a range of areas of expertise including Read More

2023-02-09T11:49:07+00:00February 9, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Property, Relationship Management|

Referrer Management Strategies – Rationale and Challenges

At the MBL  online workshop “Developing more work from referrers and intermediaries” just before Christmas all delegates were from law firms (specialisms included employment, employee share ownership, media litigation, commercial litigation and family law and one firm was offshore), and most were in client service delivery roles. The delegate poll Read More

PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation, Employer Value Propositions (EVP), Storytelling and Client Feedback

This article was published in the latest edition of PM Forum Magazine. PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation, Employer Value Propositions (EVP), Storytelling and Client Feedback. The event took place on September 29th 2022. After two years online, you could feel the excitement of being face-to-face with 150 people in Read More

2022-11-18T16:43:51+00:00November 18, 2022|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling|

Book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic

I completed my MBA two decades ago although I consume the latest management books voraciously. This 2014 book by Professor Vlatka Hluplic didn’t appear on my radar but I had the privilege of meeting the author through my work with the Managing Partners Forum.  And I’m so glad that I Read More

2022-10-18T13:38:09+01:00October 18, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Strategy|
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