Former leaders have valuable lessons to share. Although by the time they have reflected, they have left the firm and it’s sometimes too late to pass on that those hard-won insights to the next generation of leaders. So this is the first in a series on lessons from former leaders. Read More
At this week’s change management for professional practices workshop, I welcomed delegates from legal, accountancy and property firms. Their roles included managing partner, head of HR, operations manager, lawyer and property management team leader. Their change challenges included new technology adoption, shifting from dedicated to centralised services, succession, team performance Read More
Following my past research (some of which was published in my 2020 book Essential soft skills for lawyers (kimtasso.com)) I keep an eye out for the latest information relating to the soft skills (particularly leadership skills) most in demand and how these relate to the professional services sector. So here Read More
On 8th June it was a full house for the PM Forum’s popular workshop “Towards KAM and ABM – Helping fee-earners with client relationship management”. Amongst the many delegates from across the UK there was also one joining us from Warsaw, Poland and another who had moved from a lawyer Read More
Last week I led an intensive and experiential MBL “Managing and marketing a profitable surveyors practice” online workshop. Whilst there were larger practices amongst the delegates, the focus of the many exercises and discussions was the next steps in growing a small surveying and property practice. Like when a plant Read More
