by Bruce | May 5, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Strategy, Technology strategy
Are blogs by lawyers and law firms the hottest thing to appear on the marketing horizon? Well, yes, and no. (And both those articles are featured this morning on ALM Media’s law.com.) The first imagines that "Fred" can start a...
by Bruce | May 4, 2005 | About the Site, Articles
So far (and it’s barely been up two business days), we’ve gotten nearly 100 responses to the reader survey. Way to go, friends! I deeply appreciate those of you who have taken or will take a few moments to fill it out. Needless to add, but for the...
by Bruce | May 4, 2005 | Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership
Pro bono work, services or cash donated to legal aid, and charitable contributions by law firms in general have received scant attention at "Adam Smith, Esq.", a shortcoming I hereby resolve to remedy, if for no other reason than that the actual Adam Smith...
by Bruce | May 2, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Strategy
How is leadership related to management? According to the Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge magazine, not at all. Let’s start with what makes a great manager: They grasp what is the essential strength of each person and...
by Bruce | May 2, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Practice Group Management, Strategy
A subject to which I probably do not recur frequently enough is the thorny one of "Leadership." Partly why—I hope by way of explanation and not excuse—is that it’s perhaps more difficult to say something intelligent about leadership...
by Bruce | April 30, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership
Last night my friends at ALM Media alerted members of the "Law.com Legal Bloggers’ Network"—that would include yours truly—that they will be pre-releasing the famous AmLaw 100 listing for 2005 on Tuesday, June 28th; it will not officially...