Leadership

People management in a property partnership

People management in a property partnership is one of the topics addressed in the “Managing and marketing a profitable property partnership” training session I deliver periodically for MBL seminars https://www.mblseminars.com/Outline?progid=5865&AddSeminarToBasket=1027490 The course is based on the book “Growing your property partnership” http://kimtasso.com/publications/growing-your-property-partnership/. At each session, I ask what delegates would Read More

2015-12-14T15:35:49+00:00December 14, 2015|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Property|

12 tips from a coaching and mentoring skills course (2015)

A dozen directors and managers from professional service firms joined me on the PM Forum’s “Developing your coaching and mentoring skills” experiential training session this week. http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/  It was a great day – and we particularly enjoyed the role plays of coaching sessions with team members and fee-earners which provided Read More

2015-12-11T15:43:49+00:00December 10, 2015|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills|

Change management book review: “Switch: How to change things when change is hard” by Chip and Dan Heath

I’ve just written a review of this book for Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/magazine/ I’ve read many books on change management before but this one comes with a really big recommendation. It’s quick, easy and inspiring to read. And the few lessons – illustrated beautifully with great success stories from all Read More

2015-09-16T16:33:46+01:00September 16, 2015|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Property|

Intercultural working – some insights

I recently participated in a webinar on intercultural working presented by the Open University Business School (OUBS). The speakers included Dr Bjorn Claes, a senior lecturer in operations management, and Jeremy Roebuck of Grow Movement. Here are the main points: What is culture? Definitions vary from “how we make sense Read More

2015-07-21T12:17:45+01:00July 21, 2015|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Be more strategic – creating behaviour change

At the PM Forum’s “Being more strategic” course http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ last week we covered a lot of ground. During the day we explored techniques for: thinking strategically, strategic processes, developing business strategy and strategic marketing. The feedback (see below) was fantastic. When I asked delegates on what topic they would most Read More

2015-07-06T12:18:57+01:00July 6, 2015|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|
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