Professional Service Firms

Internal Communications – Employee listening

As a long-standing member of the Institute of Directors  I was surprised to learn that there is special interest groups for Marketing Communications | Institute of Directors. So I attended one of its webinars yesterday: “Are you really listening – Unlocking innovation and engagement in the workplace” which focused on Read More

2025-02-26T13:23:32+00:00February 26, 2025|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Psychology|

Update on event management

Most professional services firms use events as an integral part of their marketing and business development (MBD) campaigns. And many firms have MBD professionals who focus solely on event management. So it was good to hear the July CIM https://www.cim.co.uk/ webinar which was dedicated to event management. Richard John | Read More

Book review: All you need to know about commercial awareness by Christopher Stoakes

I facilitate various workshops designed to increase commercial awareness. For young professionals. And it’s good to be able to recommend reliable sources of information at those sessions. This short (130 pages) information-packed book was revised in 2019. And I commend it to those looking to initiate their commercial awareness journey. Read More

2023-08-24T15:46:17+01:00August 24, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|

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|

Avoid the revolving door – Recruiting and retaining marketing and business development professionals in PSFs

The Great Resignation arrived somewhat early in the marketing and business development (M&BD) teams of professional services firms (PSF) after Covid. There was a dizzying whirl of junior and senior professionals moving firms – some pushed by the behaviour of firms during lockdown and others pulled to the attractions of Read More

2023-03-28T09:11:48+01:00August 18, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|
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