Darrell Kelley is a powerhouse and I wish him the very best at Holland & Knight. For the full story see: New COO named at one of Florida’s largest law firms 
My question is not “can Darrell Kelley manage” it is “will Holland & Knight let him”. This is in no way personal to H
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! 
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.
McKinsey & Co “2/4/8” and no Marketing Department
Adam Lewis, a Director and the Managing Partner of the Australian and New Zealand practices of McKinsey & Company, was one of my co-presenters at the World Masters of Law Firm Management last week, in Sydney.
Adam told us a number of fascinating things about McKinsey, one of the premium consultancies in the world.
Legal Processes Destroy Leaders – Maybe That is Why It Is So Hard to Lead a Law Firm
The techniques managers use to get through a tough agenda in a business context are completely useless in a deposition. To survive the deposition, managers are trained to avoid the tactics they would have used in a business situation. Those who lead law firms are often experiencing more of a deposition environment than a business
38% of Law Firms are the Sand and their Clients are the Sea
In a recent Edge International Survey on Strategic Planning, we learned the following: 10% of firms have a strategy to remain flexible and opportunistic (“OK!”) 13% of firms are in the process of preparing a strategic plan (“We believe you!”) 15% of firms have a strategic plan but have not committed it to writing (“Oh
Law Firms as “Exclusive Clubs for White Men”
Is Diversity on your management agenda? Has it ever been?
This is a serious wake up call to every single member of your law firm’s management team.
Diversity is not some do-good-philanthropic-topic for a tea party of the rich and bored. Diversity is serious business: serious to business; serious for business not to mention that
Edge International Review Winter 2005 edition
The Winter 2005 edition of our quarterly magazine, Edge International Review, is now available for downloading as a PDF. This is a full color 40 page magazine so may takle a few minutes to download. (Some browsers will display the magazine without downloading it.) Senior management team members in law firms may request a complimentary
Is Palo Alto back on the law firm map?
According to this article, Wilmer Cutler law firm joins race for valley tech business, the answer is YES. William Cutler snagged Curtis Mo from Weil Gotshal & Manges to be in charge of the Palo Alto office. According to the article, William Cutler boasts clients like:
Intel Corp.
Cisco Systems Inc. and
Oracle Corp.
The Mediocre Law Firm Emergency
For law firm managing partners, executive committee members, marketing partners, practice group leaders, industry group leaders, chief marketing officers, chief technology officers, executive directors and other folks involved in the management of your law firm, there is a gentleman who holds an MBA from Stanford, and who was called “the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information