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Leadership Development in Just Two Hours (and less than 500 words!)

Posted on 19 March 2019 by

I spent several years on the faculty of the Nottingham Law School teaching a two-year MBA in Legal Practice. Then I was asked to design an MBA in a day! My consulting colleagues teased me that I hadn’t got it … Continue reading →

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Improving Practice Group Profitability – The Five Big Questions

Posted on 24 February 2014 by

Do all the practice groups in your firm make an adequate margin? If not, what is being done to address the deficiencies? I’ve been involved in several projects which have looked at how to improve profitability. Here’s my proposed approach, … Continue reading →

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Why Partners Continue to Underdelegate

Posted on 15 October 2013 by

The benefits of delegating are clear. Some of the main ones are that there is: Learning, career progression and enhanced motivation for the juniors Potentially lower costs to clients (or higher margins for firms) Freeing up of partner time to … Continue reading →

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