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If you had been in White and Case’s NY boardroom last Thursday…
…you would have seen my Edge International colleague and friend, Robert Millard, present the findings from the latest Managing Partner Forum Survey related to differences in approach to strategy in firms in the United Kingdom vs North America, and also in CPA (Accounting) Firms vs Law Firms. (Click on the sample slide to enlarge)
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Leaders: Genuine Inspiration from Sir Richard Branson
Is the UK’s wealthiest man also its wisest? If you have about 1/2 hour to sit in on a fascinating conversation with Sir Richard, head over to Adventures in Strategy, my Edge colleague and friend, Robert Millard’s blog post: Richard Branson on Life, Succeeding in Business and Everything
(Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, California. Duration:
Meaningful Recognition from Managing Partners and Practice Group Leaders
Harvard Business Online has a coach named Marshall Goldsmith who has written or co-edited 22 books. In answer to the question:
How Do I Provide Meaningful Recognition?
Marshall references the following:
- List the names of the key groups of people that impact your life — both at work and at home (customers, co-workers, friends, family
How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Managing Partners
As most Managing Partners are aware, during 25 years as CEO of GE, Jack Welch added more value than any other CEO in history. Accordingly, some folks think it worthwhile to analyze what Jack Welch did that fueled those exemplary results.
Much has been written about him and by him but now there us a
Seduced by Success
Ahhhh yes… seduction!
Many great firms that I serve have a common enemy ”complacency” which Is indeed the result of decades of success. Managing Partners complain that they are unable to get their partners to pay attention to their future.
Read Jim Hassett’s blogpost, Have lawyers been seduced by success? In his fantastic blog: Legal
20% of UK Managing Partners want to leave the law*
*According to the largest-ever research program in the UK legal profession, it appears that as the Beatles sang “money can’t buy you love”
I am not certain that the numbers would be different elsewhere in the world but at least are informed by recent and credible statistics.
The Lawyer.com article: Twenty four per cent of
Does Cravath have an ace up its sleeve?
I am not willing to bet against Cravath Swaine & Moore, are you? In fact their strategic decision in creating an insolvency practice may be cause for additional respect rather than cheap shots.
The Wall Street Journal in a post called: The Horror! The Horror! Cravath Starts a Bankruptcy Practice is quite hard on Cravath
Most-Admired Law Firm Leaders
Thank you to Law.com and to Bruce MacEwen’s Adam Smith Esquire for referencing our Edge International Most-Admired Law Firm Leaders
We have released a survey in which top law firm managing partners identify their most admired peers.
Over 60 law firm managing partners responded to the Edge survey, which asked them to identify which law
Suggestica is launched – Your synergy may have just begun
As a Managing Partner (or other member of the senior management of your firm), it is extremely important that you look beyond the incestuous offerings from inside the legal profession. Internal thinking sometimes has us gazing at our own navels. If you want a glimpse of the outside world but in a way that is