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What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
Points of Law: Unbundling Corporate Legal Services to Unlock Value
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleTraditionally, big law firms and corporate legal departments have enjoyed a close relationship—one that is based on both trust and regulation. Clients rely on firms to discern legal boundaries and the risks associated with misjudging them; counsel are under a professional obligation to identify and raise potential problems and to handle them competently and thoroughly. […] -
Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear "You Don't Look Like a Lawyer"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterviews with black female lawyers shed new light on the obstacles they face. -
Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms - and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Better Sales Networks
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAnyone in sales will tell you that social networks are critical. The more contacts you have, the more leads you'll generate and, ultimately, the more... -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Putting Products into Services
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHigh-end professional services firms, unlike product companies, traditionally experience only linear revenue growth. That's because selling more services... -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Female Supreme Court Justices Are Interrupted More by Male Justices and Advocates
Gender Digital ArticleWomen have adapted by being less polite themselves.
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Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details After nearly 100 years as a mid-size regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded... -
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual... -
A Note on International Joint Venture Advisory Roles
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Most managers in an international business are likely to be involved with international joint ventures (IJVs) during their career. IJVs have a greater... -
France Telecom (B): A Wave of Staff Suicides
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details In the B case we learn that at least 19 France Telecom employees took their own lives between 2006 and 2009, 12 others attempted suicide, and eight suffered... -
Chung and Dasgupta: Information for Jordan Ramirez
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The "Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" set of cases explores the roles of general and firm-specific human capital in employee performance... -
Sloan & Harrison: The Associate Challenge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was confronting issues pertaining to morale and turnover among its associate ranks. Annual surveys of associates revealed... -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies.... -
Charity or Bribery
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Filip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products,... -
Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Lexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel... -
France Telecom (C): An Unprecedented Trial
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details In the C case we learn that former CEO Didier Lombard, Deputy Chief Executive Louis-Pierre Wenes, Human Resources Head Olivier Barberot and France Telecom... -
Chung and Dasgupta: Information for Casey Clark
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The "Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" set of cases explores the roles of general and firm-specific human capital in employee performance... -
Accenture's Code of Business Ethics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Leaders of Accenture's compliance and ethics program are seeking to design a new code of business ethics for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees.... -
Finder, Minder & Grinder: The Charges and Rebuttal
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details What happens when strained relationships develop between two people you value in your organization and they come to you for advice? David Walker was a... -
William Jeffrey at Bay Colony: On-Boarding (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The decision-making process, policies and procedures, and legal obligations of the Board, the company's inside counsel and the company's outside counsel... -
Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency... -
DLA Piper and Christie's International (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Nigel Knowles, joint CEO and Managing Partner of international law firm DLA Piper, responds to Christie's complaint that the relationship between the... -
Don Jenkins: Resigning from the Firm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Don Jenkins, a star event planner at a large firm, resigns to take a position at a boutique firm. However, Don may have made some mistakes when departing... -
Atticus: The Search for the Ideal Investor
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case follows Sam Byker, the Founder and CEO of Atticus, as he creates, scales, and fundraises for the company. Atticus is a platform that serves... -
Addleshaw-Goddard LLP
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy...
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What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details After nearly 100 years as a mid-size regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded... -
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual... -
A Note on International Joint Venture Advisory Roles
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Most managers in an international business are likely to be involved with international joint ventures (IJVs) during their career. IJVs have a greater... -
France Telecom (B): A Wave of Staff Suicides
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details In the B case we learn that at least 19 France Telecom employees took their own lives between 2006 and 2009, 12 others attempted suicide, and eight suffered... -
Chung and Dasgupta: Information for Jordan Ramirez
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The "Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" set of cases explores the roles of general and firm-specific human capital in employee performance... -
EAZY'S GARAGE - Teacher's Package
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTwo-party negotiation between lawyers for an auto mechanic and a customer over a disputed auto repair bill. Susan Garfield has a billing dispute with... -
Sloan & Harrison: The Associate Challenge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was confronting issues pertaining to morale and turnover among its associate ranks. Annual surveys of associates revealed... -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies....