by Bruce | October 25, 2013 | Articles, Business Models, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
The other week the redoubtable George Beaton launched what turned into as wide-ranging an online discussion as I can remember, under the title The rise and rise of the NewLaw business model, Since its publication, it has generated 65 comments over nearly three weeks...
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 | October 6, 2013 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy
When you’re facing hard problems, sometimes the best answer is to discard what you think you know to be true, and to think differently. Three hundred years ago the Royal Navy and the British Merchant Marine were facing a very hard problem: How to determine a...
by Bruce | September 19, 2013 | Articles, Compensation, Leadership, Recruiting, Strategy
Within the past 48 hours: Managing Partner #1 (an AmLaw 50 firm) said to me, “I just don’t understand this lateral hiring frenzy. I just don’t get it. Do you?” Managing Partner #2 (an AmLaw 50, and one whose strategy has been so widely...
by Bruce | September 12, 2013 | Articles, Globalization, Strategy
I spoke in Toronto Tuesday evening at a panel on “The Future of BigLaw” put together by Above the Law and sponsored by Recommind, which got coverage in The Canadian Lawyer. A few highlights: I was joined on the panel by Gary Luftspring, managing partner...
by Bruce | September 9, 2013 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Leadership, Strategy
Across my desk the other week came Magnetic Museums: The Art and Science of Engagement, published by the American Alliance of Museums. Having no clue why the volume was on my desk, but in deference to a longstanding friend whence it came, I opened it up and saw that...