by Bruce | October 22, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Marketing, Technology strategy
If "three anecdotes constitute a trend," as the possibly apocryphal credo of journalists has it, then I am here to announce a trend: Corporations are beginning to apply professional purchase-manager techniques and metrics to selecting and overseeing...
by Bruce | October 21, 2004 | About the Site, Articles, Leadership, Strategy
I am happy to report that I will have an opportunity to write for the "Management" column that appears monthly in The American Lawyer. The column’s target audience is managing partners/managing committees, executive directors, practice group...
by Bruce | October 18, 2004 | Articles, Finance, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
"Business intelligence" software? Who could argue with that? Actually, it would help to be able to define it first, so particularly if this is a new jargon-bite to you, the always-insightful and articulate Monica Bay is a must-read. ...
by Bruce | October 15, 2004 | Articles, Leadership
This article by Patrick McKenna summarizes the "anecdotal research" undertaken by his consulting firm about the profile of managing partners. Normally, we subscribe to Jack Welch’s famous, strict, and certifiablly correct dictum that "anecdotes...
by Bruce | October 13, 2004 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Strategy, Technology strategy
"As with most significant changes in a law firm, change is driven by clients." So says the estimable Doug Caddell, CIO of Foley & Lardner. The specific change he has in mind—and which he forecasts with confidence will come...
by Bruce | October 8, 2004 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership
"The few, the proud, the Marines?" I would make that, "The few, the proud, the lockstep-compensation firms." I’ve opined before that partnership compensation at many firms is in disequilibrium: While lockstep has its merits...