by Bruce | October 23, 2013 | Articles, Branding, Business Models, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Marketing, Practice Group Management
If you’re like me, you travel a lot. and you almost certainly have your own views of, and preferences among, the familiar roster of hotel brands, Hilton, Marriott, and Sheraton, but also at the high end Fairmont, Four Seasons, J.W. Marriott, and Ritz Carlton....
by Bruce | October 13, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Don’t worry; this is not going to be about what’s “trending on Twitter,” which I used to think was merely amusing but which I’m coming to believe is borderline evil. (Topic for another day, or on second thought, a topic for never.) No,...
by Bruce | August 30, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Finance, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Recruiting
Sometimes large changes break across the landscape like summer afternoon thunderstorms, seemingly coming from nowhere and definitely getting everyone’s attention: And sometimes they steadily and stealthily accumulate over time, perhaps without anyone ever...
by Bruce | July 1, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Strategy
Last chance to take our survey on the law firm taxonomy model; it will close down Saturday, July 6th. Why should you take the survey? It’s very brief – maybe 3-5 minutes. All questions are optional, nothing mandatory; but I wager you’ll find the...
by Bruce | June 22, 2013 | Articles, Branding, Business Models, Leadership, Strategy
At the conclusion of the final article in the “Law Firm Taxonomy” series (the article on Synergistic Super-Boutiques), I invite readers to take a survey offering your thoughts about the taxonomy structure in general, a few pointed questions about your firm...
by Bruce | June 20, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Leadership, Strategy
Before we leap into the final category of firms in our taxonomy—”synergistic super-boutiques”—let’s recur to first principles and re-state what we’re trying to solve for. The issue is what do firms do to (in Darwinian order): (a) avoid...
