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Strategy & Implementation – do staff members know where they’re going?
This amazing incident, related by the Hungarian Nobel Laureate Albert Szent-Gyorti and preserved in a poem by Holub (1977), happened during military manoeuvres in Switzerland. The young lieutenant of a small Hungarian detachment in the Alps sent a reconnaissance unit … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management, Strategy
Tagged direction, implementation, Leadership, map, strategy
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Managing Generation Y – What Works and What Doesn’t!
Managing the new generation of talent clearly isn’t easy in law firms. Are law firms getting it right with this new Gen Y and their different values? Our work in Sherwood PSF Consulting shows vast differences between firms in performance … Continue reading
Innovation Through Networking – What Law Firms Could Learn from P&G
It’s got to be true that if what you offer is pretty much the same as your rivals, the way to differentiate your firm’s offering is in how you deliver your service. Eversheds is one of the firms leading the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Development and Selling, Leadership and Management, Managing Change, Networking, Strategy
Tagged Eversheds, innovation, networking, P&G, Procters, R&D
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What Law Firms Could Learn About Strategy from Procter & Gamble
AG Lafley, the recently-retired CEO of Procter & Gamble, and his consulting mentor Roger Martin have just published Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works (HBR Press). There are important lessons for law firms. We should listen to Lafley. He … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management, Managing Change, Strategy
Tagged focus, implementation, P&G Procter & Gamble, strategy
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Strategy for Law Firms – Nine Tips for Management
Let’s face it, putting an effective strategy into place isn’t easy! Just mentioning the word ‘strategy’ can bring grown partners out into cold sweats! When we ask, most firms tell us that they’ve got a strategy. But we sense that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management, Managing Change, Strategy
Tagged commitment, implementation, Law Firms, management, strategy, vision
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The Cobbetts Aftermath – Why Law Firms Need Better Strategies
The downfall of Cobbetts is sending a shock wave through the legal market. Are firms tackling the economic downfall with appropriate strategies? I can always tell if a firm hasn’t got a working strategy. All I have to do is ask a partner what … Continue reading
Making 2013 a more Fulfilling Year for Lawyers!
What will 2013 bring for most lawyers? Well, it has to be true that if you approach the year in the same way as you did 2012 you’re highly likely to get similar results. If you didn’t find 2012 a … Continue reading
Are some of your lawyers a bit bored? Might this cause some under-performance issues?
If they are bored, let’s start by exploring what might be causing the boredom? One of the subjects that one of my partners Sally Woodward and I are really interested in is motivation – in particular, what motivates and demotivates … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching and Training, Leadership and Management, Managing Change, Strategy
Tagged career path, challenges, Lawyers, Leadership, motivation, Partners
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If Tesco ran a Law Firm…..
When you get right down to it, law firms buy hours from their staff and then go out and try to sell them. Just like Tesco buy and sell apples. It’s a crude analogy but it’s essentially a similar activity. … Continue reading
Why Lawyers Don’t Give Constructive Feedback
I am not sure why senior lawyers aren’t giving their junior lawyers more useful feedback. After all, we know: how important it is for lawyers to get everything right and manage risk how important it is to work efficiently, particularly … Continue reading
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