by Bruce | August 10, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Is "leadership" a verb or a noun? I’m not trying to be cute—the real question is whether leaders are simply born, or can be made. To step back, leadership is one of those ineffable qualities the intrinsic desirability of which no one...
by Bruce | August 10, 2005 | Articles, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
My friend Patrick McKenna, of Edge International, sent me a press release announcing the two winners of this year’s "InnovAction Awards," a contest held annually to identify firms that significantly stand out for initiatives in: (a) client service; (b)...
by Bruce | August 8, 2005 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
"Historically there have been too many lawyers being made equity partners." If you had to guess, would you surmise those words come from a major league headhunter at the top of his game? Isn’t that akin to poisoning the pond in which you...
by Bruce | August 4, 2005 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
If "quadrifecta" is a word, then I suppose we have one, although some of the four firms constituting it are, in the immortal words of Orwell’s Animal Farm, "more equal than others." Reed Smith is reported to be eyeing an acquisition of...
by Bruce | August 3, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
"This one’s for you," dear reader: Courtesy of my site-stats server, you can see that "Adam Smith, Esq." enjoyed over 90,000 visitors during the month of July and at this rate should be easily over 100,000 visitors/month by Labor Day. I am...
by Bruce | August 2, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
I’m experimenting (as you can see!) with Google AdSense. While I have every hope that the ads will be tasteful and germane, I don’t know that I can guarantee it. Here’s what Google has to say about it: Google combines advanced technology with...