by Bruce | March 14, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Strategy
It hasn’t taken the legal blogosphere long—just barely over the weekend—but help is on the way In Re: Decloaking Associates. David Giacolone may or may not have been the first to suggest it, but as of this morning Kevin Heller at...
by Bruce | March 13, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Strategy
Cardinal Richelieu’s words came to mind when Alan Abelson, the wry and engaging author of Barron’s weekly "Up and Down Wall Street" column, considered the fate of Boeing’s CEO, Harry Stonecipher, who as we all know tendered his resignation...
by Bruce | March 12, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Technology strategy
I’m delighted to report that I’m slated to be blogger-in-residence at American Lawyer Media’s upcoming CIO/CTO conference the first week of April here in little old New York. Look for a report immediately thereafter. And thanks to my pals at...
by Bruce | March 10, 2005 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Knowledge Management, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
If you believe Legal Week, the waters are already choppy and will become downright stormy for tech-centric California-based firms, particularly the two remaining powerhouses of Silicon Valley, Wilson-Sonsini and Cooley-Godward. [As to other late, great...
by Bruce | March 9, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
In my last post I noted at least anecdotal evidence about the cost of losing existing talent, and today The National Law Journal reports that firms are taking steps to make it harder for headhunters to poach associates, primarily by removing information about...
by Bruce | March 8, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
If you think practice group management is a fad that will run its course, you should read this piece by Patrick McKenna. [Patrick is a well-known expert on strategy and practice management and, among other things, co-author with David Maister of "First...