Dec 1, 2020BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTWhat have we learnt in 2020?2020 has been a year that we will not forget. It is probably not the first year that those words have been uttered, we have a feeling...
Nov 17, 2020BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBusiness development in 2020: Intraversion and extraversionEarlier this month I hosted a panel event on Business Development in 2020. I raised the topic of intrAverts and extrAverts in the context...
Nov 10, 2020BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTPART 2: Business Development post-CovidBusiness Development in slippers. As 2020 draws to a close, there is an optimism in the air as the talk of a vaccine seems to be an...
Oct 21, 2020CLIENT LISTENINGClient listening: Sugar coating feedbackWe have all been there. We have something to say. We know that delivering the message will be of value to the client and to the...
Oct 7, 2020BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTPART 1: Business Development post-CovidHas business development got harder for professional services firms? As we enter the eighth month since lockdown in the UK, there seems...
Sep 16, 2020CLIENT LISTENINGGoing beyond client-centric: It’s not you, it’s meYour firm has just closed a deal. Someone is tasked with writing the press release. They start in the traditional manner. Partner A is...
Sep 11, 2020MARKETINGTop 5 tips for professional services marketeersEvery professional services marketeer knows how important it is to work with the professionals in the firm. Getting buy in is crucial and...
Aug 6, 2020BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT5 top tips to drive engagement in business development“That partner will never engage with you, don’t bother”. “You will have to grow a tough-skin to survive here”. “I don’t have time for...
Jul 20, 2020COACHINGLawyer's Coach: Behavioural skills in a post-Covid worldOnly those firms with highly developed and resilient behavioural skills will be equipped to successfully navigate the challenges firms...
Jun 30, 2020COACHINGDiverse thinking: Why is thinking outside the box important for law firms?There are numerous statistics about how 1+1 does not necessarily equal 2 where teams are concerned. Intelligent people don’t necessarily...