by Bruce | August 20, 2004 | Articles, Leadership
Everyone has had the, "If only I knew then what I know now…" thought, so here’s an article I commend highly to any junior associates who may be out there in the audience. What do senior partners want from you? ask questions; don’t assume...
by Bruce | August 18, 2004 | Articles, Leadership
Disaster management and crisis recovery are ugly topics, but in the post-9/11 world, not-dealing with them is not an option. [Full disclosure, as they say in journalism circles, before they typically disclose something utterly trivial and profoundly beside the...
by Bruce | August 17, 2004 | Articles, Technology strategy
Continuing the debate about the strategic value of IT, The McKinsey Quarterly weighs in with a piece surveying research conducted with the London School of Economics that chalks up improved productivity to better management, period, end of story—without regard...
by Bruce | August 16, 2004 | Articles, Knowledge Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
Can IT no longer confer a competitive advantage? According to the well-publicized writings of Nicholas Carr, it no longer can. Whereas American Airlines’ famous SABRE reservation system provided a true, and enduring, competitive advantage decades ago (and...
by Bruce | August 14, 2004 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures
Lockstep, modified-lockstep, lockstep with pay for performance, or pure "eat what you kill?" This is an issue which has not, to say the least, achieved equilibrium. "Equilibrium" in economics means something akin to what "climax...