by Bruce | September 12, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
"CEOs and board members, who have been pushing Chief Marketing Officers hard for growth and for more effective marketing efforts, are frustrated by the difficulty of finding chief marketers with the full range of necessary skills. Turnover rates for CMOs are...
by Bruce | September 6, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Practice Group Management, Strategy, Technology strategy
As I approach the 800th article I will have published here on "Adam Smith, Esq." (for those of you keeping score at home, this will be #797), I realize some topics are evergreen. It may be because they’re just intrinsically fascinating, as...
by Bruce | August 31, 2007 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy, Technology strategy
CIO Magazine recently announced its 20th Annual CIO100 Awards, recognizing 100 CIOs deemed most effective at transforming their firms through IT innovation . The winners included CIOs from Bryan Cave, Foley & Lardner, Goodwin Procter,...
by Bruce | August 29, 2007 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Obeying the journalist’s trusty adage that one story is an anecdote but two stories are a trend, I’m here to report that today two stories were published, one on each side of the Pond, predicting that the US subprime » US mortgage market » US...
by Bruce | August 24, 2007 | Articles, Globalization, M&A, Strategy
Although it’s policy here at "Adam Smith, Esq." not to cover breaking news, rules are made to be broken, and this is an exception. I learned mid-afternoon today that LeBoeuf and Dewey Ballantine are apparently in advanced merger talks, as reported...
by Bruce | August 22, 2007 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Innovative Managing Partners, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Profiles of Individuals
A few days ago after reading about Working Mother magazine’s recognition of programs in diversity and work/life balance, I had a chance to catch up with the Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney, Marianne Short. Now, the list of "Best Law Firms for...