by Bruce | October 10, 2022 | Articles, Finance, Just Plain Interesting, Profiles of Individuals
And the winner of the 2022 Nobel prize in economics is… Ben Bernanke! Or, as The New York Times reported somewhat more formally: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to Ben S. Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chair, and two...
by Bruce | February 1, 2018 | About the Site, Articles, Profiles of Individuals
With deep sadness and a large dose of shock, I received word early this morning that Alan Hodgart, a friend and colleague, died suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday in London. I have taken the liberty of reproducing below an email I received later this morning from...
by Bruce | February 22, 2016 | Articles, Business Models, Leadership, Profiles of Individuals, Strategy
We now come to Stage 4, Grasping for Salvation. Illustrative is the contrast between how HP and IBM responded in terms of choosing new CEOs when each company’s growth slowed dramatically in the 1990’s. HP first: It faced a choice as it sought to replace...
by Bruce | January 2, 2015 | Articles, Marketing, Profiles of Individuals
Bruce Marcus, whose life and work recast professional services marketing in a client-centric mold, died shortly before Christmas in New Haven of an aneurysm, at age 89. I got the news on the phone that day from Mana, his wife of over 50 years, calling from their home...
by Bruce | December 8, 2014 | Articles, Client Relationships, Globalization, Leadership, Profiles of Individuals
Last month I had the pleasure of being on a panel in Europe with Joe Longo, the General Counsel for Asia-Pacific of Deutsche Bank AG. Joe had some particularly thought-provoking and hard-headed observations about the changing dynamics between law firms and clients. ...
by Bruce | July 8, 2013 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Partnership Structures, Profiles of Individuals
Herewith the next installment in our series of articles on the always charged issue of compensation, from Richard Rapp. Enjoy! Bruce Like the heads of most law firms, I had no training in management when I became president of a professional service partnership...