by Bruce | February 22, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Ineffable, Just Plain Interesting, Partnership Structures, Strategy
This is one in our occasional series of excerpts from my yet-to-be-published new book, treating, among other things, the historic roots of our profession tracing back to medieval guilds. I hope you enjoy, and, more importantly, that you provide any feedback,...
by Bruce | September 17, 2023 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles, Branding, Ineffable, Just Plain Interesting
Over this past summer, a client, who has become a friend, asked us what the “back story” is behind the name of our firm. (Presumably he found the name ingenious or bizarre or some combination thereof.) Be that as it may, after we explained the origin he said he...
by Bruce | July 3, 2023 | Articles, Ineffable, Just Plain Interesting
America! America! God mend thine every flaw, confirm they soul in self-control, thy liberty in law. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies, Materna, composed by Katharine Lee Bates, 1893 (second verse, third and fourth stanzas)
by Bruce | May 29, 2023 | Articles, Ineffable
by Bruce | April 25, 2023 | Articles, Client Relationships, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Ineffable, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Recruiting, Strategic Client Management, Strategy
Ever since “RTO” became a real possibility, I have been firmly and decisively on the fence about the best policy for firms to follow. A free-for-all come and go (or don’t come) as you wish? Sure, why not? We’re all adults here, right? Now my...
by Bruce | June 19, 2022 | Articles, Ineffable