This isn’t entirely a joke. Some Managing Partners may think their appointment was divinely inspired but almost all report that their partners neither show an appropriate level of respect nor comply with many of their requests.
Well Managing Partners, you may not be alone. According to his religion, the election of the late Pope was…
I am often asked if I can train practice group leaders or industry group leaders or department chairs to properly manage their respective charges. Often, these people are entirely unmanaged because the Managing Partner thinks that their supervision consists entirely of appointing them.
So, my questions for Managing Partners include:
Are you managing your managers?
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Yes, police can pepper spray you… because what they do to the least of us , they do to all of us… I hope you feel a little uncomfortable – we all should… Want to see what I am talking about? Look at this: A rough ride
He showed them the receipt! It is sickening……
Andersen was the best of the best – training, growth, strategy – they were the role model – and then the scapegoat hunt happened in that great country with the best constitution in the world… that country that threw tea in the harbor… the country where people are innocent until proven guilty… that country stepped…
“Trust me! I am a hormone”
It could be the criminals’ dream drug — a hormone that makes people trust you.
Well, I say:
It could be the lawyers’ dream drug — a hormone that makes people trust you.
OK – I am not under the influence of anything inappropriate… check it out for yourself
From the Art of War Blog:
Strategy teaches that we can never see our own position. We need outsiders to give us perspective.
You may want to look at the full article, however, the point is this: law firms rarely have an outside board member or a client mentor – instead we tend to…
In the newest issue of Fast Company, an article entitled The Interpreter starts out like this:
Claudia Kotchka is holding the secret to understanding design at Procter & Gamble in her palm. It’s not a P&G product but a tin of Altoids, the “curiously strong” mints produced by Wrigley. As the scent of peppermint oil
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OK – now it’s getting funny (whew). See post below that horrified even me (about P.E.I., a Canadian province, reducing its suicide line from 24 hours to 9AM to 5PM – RIDICULOUS). In reversing the cut, P.E.I. Health Minister Chester Gillan said his department was responding to concerns expressed by Islanders. He also said the…
An extremely embarrassing moment for every Canadian:
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian province will shut its 24-hour suicide hotline and replace it with one that operates only during business hours. Prince Edward Island, a small province on Canada’s East Coast, says it is too expensive to operate the hotline around the clock. Starting June 1,
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How wonderful that my well deserved compliment of Heather Arthur came to the attention of her husband, Jonathan, (on their second anniversary no less). How extremely wonderful that he validated that compliment and then some – see for yourself – it warms the heart: My Wife; The Secret Weapon
