You could love her, you could loathe her but you could not be indifferent about her. Everyone who lived through the Thatcher years had a strong opinion about her style of leadership.

And as we listen to numerous tributes to her it is clear that even those who held fundamentally different political views admired Margaret Thatcher [...]

It is not often that I venture into religious commentary but I found myself agreeing with Jill King’s recent article in Managing Partner Magazine  in which she suggested that law firm leaders could do well to learn from the humility and humble leadership of the newly appointed Pope.

As well as drawing inspiration from Pope Francis, [...]

In a recent blog post , Jamie Pennington poses the question ‘What makes a successful partnership?’ As he points out:

‘Many partnerships are really no more than a group of partners joined together by a central heating system. The partners like being part of an organisation but not part of a team.’

According to Jamie, three things [...]

It is rare to feel a sense of shock and loss when someone I have never met dies, but Steve Jobs is an exception.

So many times have I quoted him when training, shown videos of him presenting, and used Apple as a stand-out example of best practice.

How would professional services change if an Apple-like firm [...]