Monthly Archives: January 2012
How to do Merger
20 Jan 2012 Full StoryIf you are a firm which is considering combining your business with another then how can you best prepare and execute? Be clear and honest about why you are doing it You may have clear objectives and a strategy in place to take you towards them, in which case a merger could be a way [...]
Read MoreLinder Myers/RFC – A merger of our times
20 Jan 2012 Full StoryA merger of two long standing Manchester firms. The process leading to the acquisition of RFC began in Summer 2010. Linder Myers had a strategy to grow their business in Manchester and in a set of other locations. They knew what markets they were focused on. They wanted to move forward more quickly than organic [...]
Read MoreIncreasing Productivity
20 Jan 2012 Full StoryWe can all be more productive, as individuals and organisations. There is always value that can be added with only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity? Productivity Consultant David Allen suggests the following: Not more resources, as a rule. More money that produces the same result per pound spent is no improvement. What [...]
Read MoreTheory of Constraints
20 Jan 2012 Full StoryNo matter what you do, there is often scope for boosting overall performance. A great way of doing this is to identify and eliminate “bottlenecks,” or things that are holding you back. So how do you identify these bottlenecks? One approach is to use the Theory of Constraints (TOC). This helps you identify the most [...]
Read MoreWork More Effectively
18 Jan 2012 Full StoryA lot of us work hard. Sometimes it feels like we work too hard. Sometimes it feels like we are working hard but not performing well. How can we make sure that we get as much as possible out of the time we spend at work and maybe even do more in less time? Tony [...]
Read MoreWhat can law firms learn from Apple?
15 Jan 2012 Full StoryWhen Apple’s first business plan was created in 1976 it was called “The Apple Marketing Philosophy” and was a 1 page document. It contained 3 principles: • Empathy – Understand the needs of your customers better than your competitors do. • Focus – To be good at what we do we must eliminate things which [...]
Read MoreWhat are you still doing here?
15 Jan 2012 Full StoryGrey, cold, wet January morning. The economic news is depressing and no one can quite see the light at the end of the tunnel. At one time English qualified lawyers were pretty much stuck in England because re qualifying was difficult and the only overseas jurisdiction we could work in without re qualifying was New [...]
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