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Pitch points from a pitching and tendering training workshop

In early April I facilitated another of MBL’s training workshops on “Pitch Perfect - How to Prepare & Present Winning Pitches & Tenders” for legal and accounting firms. Whilst these sessions are typically attended by fee-earners hoping to improve their pitch confidence and success, on this occasion the delegates were Read More

2023-04-11T13:40:42+01:00April 11, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Statistics and trends|

Two 2023 financial benchmarks for law firms: The Law Society/Hazelwoods and the Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM)/Crowe

I regularly review and summarise benchmark reports for law, accountancy, property and consultancy businesses. So here are two 2023 benchmarks for law firms: The Law Society/Hazelwoods and the Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM)/Crowe. It’s interesting to compare the results from the two benchmarks. The Law Society and Hazelwoods Read More

2023-04-05T12:21:41+01:00April 5, 2023|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

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|

Be more strategic – PESTLE, Positioning and Plans

At the “Being more strategic” PM Forum workshop a week or so ago, half of the delegates were in management roles. Many were attached to specific practice groups and some had firm-wide roles. This post picks up on some of the emerging themes and shares the delegate polls as an Read More

2022-12-22T15:49:06+00:00December 22, 2022|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Statistics and trends, Strategy|
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