March 2, 2018
Recipe for Organic Growth: What’s Your Special Sauce?
There’s a lot of pressure on companies to deliver growth, particularly if they are public. Yet, in many companies, we have...
February 21, 2018
Have You Organized for Innovation? You Need To
Your Growth Mandate Has Been Set. But Have You Organized for Innovation? What does that mean? Sounds like another management concept that looks...
November 23, 2017
Why They’re Growing (And You’re Not)
A question on the minds of most organizations today—and an item that continues to be high on their agendas—is deceptively simple:...
November 22, 2017
Keeping Strategy Execution on Track (Five Measurement Mistakes and How to Avoid Them)
While 80% of leaders feel their company is good at crafting strategy, only 44% believe this is true for implementation. According to...
November 20, 2017
Data Rich, Decision Poor
Awash in data, firms struggle to develop and leverage insights—but getting them right can have tremendous upside Data is everywhere. Insights? Not...
November 16, 2017
The Peculiar Challenges to Making Change in a Law Firm
Most people who work in, with, or for a law firm will acknowledge—perhaps only in their more morbid thoughts—how hard it...
November 16, 2017
Partner Compensation is NOT about Money
Partner compensation in professional service firms is a topic of perpetual debate – one without an easy answer. Typically, the topics...
November 15, 2017
Creating a Clear Growth Strategy Narrative
A growth strategy narrative starts with a simple, three question exercise that gets the leadership team on the same page about...
November 14, 2017
The Lost Art of Governance
Boards and Management Teams Must Lead Together To Sustain Momentum and Drive Profitable Growth Leaders of accounting (or law or consulting) firms...
November 28, 2016
5 Steps to a Talent Management Strategy that Delivers Business Results
When it comes to your talent management strategy, ask yourself: Are we aiming too low? Should we settle for compliance with...
November 26, 2016
How Lateral Hiring Fails & Succeeds
Lateral hiring, in concept, is a key driver of a profitable growth strategy – yet, in practice, it fails more often...
December 11, 2014
Three Vital Signs of a Healthy Partnership
When a firm’s partners aren’t pulling in the same direction, everything seems to be harder. But when they are, that firm...
