professional relationships

Proactive Marketing and BD Executive: Skills questions

It was a full house at PM Forum’s “Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive” online full day workshop with 19 enthusiastic delegates from all over the UK – and two from Poland. This article supplements the learning resources for the workshop. Proactive Marketing and BD Executive: Skills questions Throughout the day there was Read More

2025-04-29T11:08:38+01:00April 29, 2025|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Spotlight on Richard Chaplin, PM Forum and Managing Partners’ Forum

I posted this on LinkedIn on 13th September. It received such a warm and enthusiastic response that it was suggested we consider a series highlighting the giants of professional services marketing and business development. So here’s the spotlight on Richard Chaplin, PM Forum and Managing Partners’ Forum. What’s the longest Read More

Top six leadership qualities?

I’ve just listened again to a podcast about the top six leadership qualities which is included in the Level 6 Marketing Manager Apprenticeship. The podcast  was produced by Cambridge Marketing College where Kiran Kapur interviews Daryl Fielding – formerly a senior marketer at Vodafone and now a portfolio Non-Executive Director. Read More

2023-07-03T09:35:12+01:00July 3, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|

New Leadership Development Programme from the Managing Partners’ Forum – Consensus through Collaboration

I’m excited to announce that the Managing Partners’ Forum has just launched a series of six modules for an innovative leadership development programme for firm-wide leaders of small and medium sized professional services firms. Versions for divisional, functional and aspiring leaders are expected in 2024. I have supported Richard Chaplin Read More

2023-05-02T09:38:48+01:00March 30, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills|

Book review: Connected leadership – How professional relationships underpin executive success by Andy Lopata

I’ve read many books on professional relationships – and I’ve even written one myself (see Better Business Relationships book by Kim Tasso (Bloomsbury)). But I’m always on the look out for more that are relevant for professional services and practical. This book addresses networking (both in person and through social Read More

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