by Bruce | October 14, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
Does your firm enjoy effective teamwork at the top? Is the Executive Committee [insert other supreme governing body here] a "high-functioning" group, that is, does it: embody a common set of goals and values?; interact well—productively,...
by Bruce | October 13, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Strategy
Introducing a new feature here on "Adam Smith, Esq.:" Our Weekly Poll. Just scroll down the right-hand column a little ways and you’ll find it. With luck, I’ll come up with something thoughtful, intriguing, or just plain whimsical to...
by Bruce | October 11, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
With this year’s award of "The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel," a/k/a the Nobel Prize in economics, to two masters of game theory, a brief recap of what game theory is and what it means for managers contemplating...
by Bruce | October 11, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
Well, that was quick; I’m back from jury duty. Actually, not "back," rather "deferred" (until some time in January). The issue, about which they give you eminently fair and civilized warning, is that there’s an outside chance one...
by Bruce | October 10, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
Jury duty starts tomorrow for me. (Lawyers used to be exempt in New York State, but lovely as that was while it lasted I cannot quarrel with the decision to put us back in the pool, as it were.) Needless to say, I have absolutely no clue how long I will be...
by Bruce | October 7, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting
Obligatory, I suppose: While lawyers are less than 1% of the population, we evidently make up 5—6% of blog writers and readers, putting us behind computer professionals and students. "It’s all words, that’s all the law is."—Scott...