Tag: Advisory Skills

Working with leadership teams in recent weeks, what has become clear is that most feel that they are driven by time. They feel stressed...Read more about The Tyranny of Time – Priorities

Following on from Debbie Dudley’s previous 2017 point of view looking at ‘Why are there so few women at the top of Professional Services...Read more about Why are there so few women at the top of Professional Service Firms?

All law firms need strong business development strategies to enable them grow, retain clients and increase revenue. Successful law firms have a strong handle...Read more about Should early career lawyers be trained in Business Development?

This sounds obvious, right? Except that it is becoming a trend and it is notable that some organisations are using wellness programmes to try...Read more about Wellness programmes won’t have the desired impact if the real problem is that your headcount is too low 

This topic has come up twice in my work with clients in the past two weeks, ‘Are your relationships with previous authority figures in...Read more about Are your relationships with previous authority figures in your life, affecting your relationship with your boss? 

The role of the internal advisor has never been an easy one. Problems arise from the role being too loosely defined, having to play...Read more about Internal advisors: What do your stakeholders expect from you? 

Recently, we have been working with groups of internal consultants/advisors who have been struggling to develop relationships and establish credibility with senior stakeholders. It...Read more about Are you struggling to develop relationships and establish credibility with senior stakeholders?

Internal Consultants are expected to perform complex and challenging work and to act as trusted advisors without always having the skills, influence or credibility...Read more about Internal Consulting – the most challenging job ever?

As the business sage Peter Drucker famously noted:   “We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don’t spend nearly enough...Read more about To lead well – what should you stop doing?

We have become accustomed to talking about being data-driven. But should we be? ‘Data-driven’ implies that we are led by data. Data rules – and...Read more about Moving from ‘Data-Driven to Data Informed’

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10 Leadership Tips for New Partners 1.  Know your staff and your fellow Partners Relatively early on, try to establish the name of their...Read more about 10 Leadership Tips for New Partners