by Bruce | March 13, 2005 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Strategy
Cardinal Richelieu’s words came to mind when Alan Abelson, the wry and engaging author of Barron’s weekly "Up and Down Wall Street" column, considered the fate of Boeing’s CEO, Harry Stonecipher, who as we all know tendered his resignation...
by Bruce | February 20, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Just Plain Interesting
So this has nothing to do with the economics of law firms, but it has a lot to do with professional behavior under incentive regimes. Two economists at the University of Chicago have published a paper analyzing whether realtors (representing the seller of a...
by Bruce | February 18, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Just Plain Interesting, Knowledge Management, Practice Group Management
A fellow new to me, one Bruce Marcus (a self-described former Upper West Sider, I hasten to add, as well as someone with an enviable first name), alerted me to a post of his about the impact of legal blogs: "Aside from political blogs, few areas have produced...
by Bruce | February 12, 2005 | Articles, Just Plain Interesting
The big event in New York today is the unveiling (actually, "unfurling" is more like it) of Christo’s project, "The Gates," in Central Park. Janet and I were in the Park with the dog by 7:00 am to watch the process begin. All I...
by Bruce | January 29, 2005 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Just Plain Interesting, M&A, Marketing, Strategy
One-stop data shopping about the size and composition of the legal services industry? It’s here on one handy page put together by "Envision Agency," a new name to me, which describes itself as a "full service marketing agency specializing in...
by Bruce | January 27, 2005 | About the Site, Articles, Cultural Considerations, Just Plain Interesting, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
Ernie Svenson, one of the "Savvy Blawgers" and host of Ernie the Attorney, was just interviewed on JD Bliss about how he came to be a blogger, and among other points was this exchange: JDB: Has blogging been important to you as a means to address...
