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 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...
August 17, 2017
Inside DLA Piper’s Client Retention Data Analytics Program
Even the biggest firms can have trouble retaining and growing revenue from clients. That was the issue facing DLA Piper in...
November 27, 2016
Reactivating the Ownership Culture at Professional Service Firms
Reactivating the ownership culture at a law, accounting or consulting firm is challenging but can create great value in driving growth....
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...
September 27, 2016
Measure What Matters: Client Relationships
Law, accounting and consulting firms can drive the behavior that improves financial performance by measuring what matters: relationships.......
February 27, 2016
How to Make the Case for Change at a Professional Services Firm
Managing change within an accounting, consulting or law firm is a unique challenge. Dave Kuhlman of Axiom Consulting Partners, a recognized...
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...
May 6, 2014
Four Ways to Get Partners Acting Like Owners
Most professional service firms care about creating a sense of ownership among their Partners (or the equivalent). On the surface, this...









