People management

Manage the transition to manager and adopt a commercial perspective (Future marketing and business development manager)

Nine delegates – from all parts of the legal community (solicitors, barristers and patent attorneys) attended the PM Forum – PM Forum workshop “Future Marketing and Business Development Manager”.  It was hosted in the stunning library at Homepage | Quadrant Chambers in Fleet Street. Manage the transition to manager and adopt Read More

2026-09-14T10:08:03+01:00September 14, 2026|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing|

Legal marketing case studies – Law firm media relations and integrated campaigns (Kysen)

I keep an eye out for case studies in professional services marketing and share them at workshops. This post describes some case studies from veteran legal PR expert – Clare Rodway  at Kysen.   I’ve known Claire for more years than either of us care to remember and her long-established Read More

2023-12-19T17:11:48+00:00December 19, 2023|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Web Sites|

Strategy case studies and more matrices

I am constantly looking out for new material and best practice to incorporate into my strategy workshops. Occasionally, I summarise the key ideas – so here are some items that caught my eye recently - Strategy case studies and more matrices. Dates for future strategy sessions at PM Forum. Renewing Read More

2023-02-16T14:24:06+00:00February 16, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Strategy|

Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

This article "Soft skills revisited - with a leadership perspective" has just been published on Lexology. Back in July 2020 I shared some research insights from my book “Essential Soft Skills for Lawyers” which generated significant interest - not least from the associated nine-minute video explaining “soft” skills featuring the Read More

2022-11-08T14:49:16+00:00November 8, 2022|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

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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