by Bruce | December 13, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Practice Group Management
Today, in a rare departure into citing what not to do, we have as Exhibit A a piece in the current issue of the ABA’s Law Practice Magazine, "Essential Attributes of Successful Managing Partners." And what, pray tell, are those attributes of the...
by Bruce | December 9, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Strategy
An initial report from Hong Kong (written in HK and in mid-air, but published from New York): If you’ve never been to Hong Kong, you should know that the Brits may be unsurpassed in their talent for choosing their colonial HQ’s. The...
by Bruce | December 3, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Strategy
An initial report from Beijng follows. First of all, the city appears to be growing exponentially. As more than one long-time resident has told me, "it changes every day" and "although I’ve lived here all my life, sometimes I wake up and...
by Bruce | November 27, 2007 | About the Site, Articles, Globalization, Strategy
I’ll be in Beijing next week from Saturday 1st December through Wednesday 5th December, then in Hong Kong Wednesday 5th through Friday 7th (leaving early Saturday 8th). This promises to be a jam-packed trip and my calendar is already quite...
by Bruce | November 23, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
There are different ways of being a global firm, and while all may not be, ultimately, equally successful, I believe we’re in a period of experimentation and exploration, unsure as an industry which global model will prove superior—and in the event there...
by Bruce | November 22, 2007 | About the Site, Articles
Happy Thanksgiving I know that I, and I surely hope you, Dear Reader, have a multitude of blessings to give thanks for—without cavil or reservation.