I am honoured to be particpating in the upcoming MBL Seminar on the topic of Reputational Management in London on October 20th. Presenting with me will be Sue Stapely of London and Larry Smith of levick Strategic Communications in the USA. In today’s “media jungle” ill-prepared law firms are vulnerable to unanticipated newsworthy events. Everybody
David Maister Speaks Knowledge Managers Listen
On Moday September 26th, Steven Matthews posed some questions in his post: Legal KM Economics & Realization Rates (Some Questions…) 
Steven Matthews is the Knowledge Services Director at the Vancouver law firm Clark Wilson LLP. In this role, Steve combines his skills as a web developer with the administration of the Law Library and KM
Ed Poll is right – I know it because
Ed Poll posted: “Motorola’s Razr is a great model for lawyers” with some great insights. Two reasons I know he is right: 1) The Harvard article he references 2) Both my wife and daughter love their black Razrs. 
Deneys Reitz ends its retreat with philanthropy
Deneys Reitz is a top South African law firm that thinks as much about others as it does about itself. I had the privilege of helping this great firm through a retreat last weekend at The Castle Kyalami near Johannesburg. 
Deneys Reitz has gained strength in numbers and in practices under the leadership of its
Swimming With The Sharks
Thank you to Sandra Phinney and Atlantic Business for interviewing me for their article on Swimming With The Sharks. I appreciate it. 
Look at: “The Power of Positive Expectancy”
I know that ideas from outside the legal profession are suspect and for good reason you have been disappointed so many times before by concepts that simply don’t apply so why waste your time. 
John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing What if this is true (and, by the way, it is): “If
David Maister updates his site
For you David Maister fans, and I will include myself in that category, David has given his site a lift complete with welcoming video. You can also sign up for a notification of his articles as he publishes them. There is a wealth of knowledge and materials there. Check it out! 
I tip my hat to Patrick Lamb and echo Larry Bodine
Patrick Lamb is New King of Blawgs 
Patrick: You are quite deserving. Bravo!!
An important message from Kevin O’Keefe
GIBS business school rises to #36 globally
After finishing a full day workshop yesterday with some major law firms, accounting firms and some other professional service firms at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of the University or Pretoria (Johannesburg, South Africa Campus), I was reminded yet again that professionals face the same fundamental challenges regardless of geographical location.