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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

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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

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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

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