Managing Partner

Do you fear the future? Futurologists speak out at LawTech Futures 2012

One of the most thought provoking questions I think I was ever asked was “Do you fear the future?”. And it must have been running through the minds of the 530 or so delegates at the LawTech Futures conference in Victoria yesterday as we listened to two leading futurologists. Charles Read More

Musical chairs for legal leaders

With ABS on the horizon and firms facing huge change management programmes, it’s not surprising that there’s lots of comings and goings with regards to leadership. And it’s interesting to note an increase in non-legal appointments in senior positions. Here’s a few that caught my attention: 750 lawyer Taylor Wessing appointed a Read More

2013-08-06T17:12:11+01:00February 14, 2012|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

Strategic drift – a risk for partnerships

In most of the courses I teach and the coaching provided to senior lawyers, accountants and surveyors I talk about the importance of having a firm-wide strategy. Even if it is merely an “umbrella strategy” of overall parameters about how the equity partners hope that the firm will develop and Read More

2021-04-10T16:15:13+01:00December 29, 2011|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|

Book review: Punk Rock People Management

Following on from Peter Cook’s http://www.academy-of-rock.co.uk/ great book “Sex, Leadership and Rock’n'Roll: Leadership Lessons from the Academy of Rock” comes the thinner but just as good “Punk Rock People Management”. It’s a short, accessible booklet providing some no-nonsense practical advice to non-HR professionals on dealing with hiring (selection, induction, rewards), inspiring (engagement, Read More

2013-08-01T13:47:20+01:00December 6, 2011|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|
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