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“We’re creating our own offline social network”

Dominic Preston - Partner , Grant Thornton

Why Grant Thornton’s new offices with their ‘all welcome’ ethos represent a new philosophy for professional services and a new kind of network….

Why managing by committee is holding law firms back…

Mushtaq Khan - President , Birmingham Law Society

A new outward-looking approach and an acceptance of the traditional partner model’s limitations are needed for law firms to thrive today, says Mushtaq Khan…

Cut the crap. Clarity is king

Vicky Brackett - Managing Partner , Thomas Eggar

Vicky Brackett, managing partner at Thomas Eggar, on why simplicity and clarity are key…

Losers make excuses. Winners develop attitude.

John Maffioli - Founder , BDLN

John Maffioli, founder of BDLN.com on why it doesn’t just take time to develop business or a practice. It takes attitude…

The Big Interview: Sacha Romanovitch

Sacha Romanovitch - CEO , Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton’s CEO talks to BDLN about inspiration and how clarity of purpose is driving her firm forward…

Why partners need to stop putting their income and ego first

David Beech - CEO , Knights

David Beech, CEO of the UK’s second fastest growing law firm – Knights 1759 – says firms must start running like real businesses and create “one clear culture” if they are to thrive…

Stop repeating last year’s formula

Robin John - Partner , Wellden Turnbull

How combining technology with a forward-thinking approach can get you noticed in the market…

Evolution not revolution: the 7 things all future partners should consider

Jessica Kemp - Partner , Travers Smith

Jessica Kemp, partner at Travers Smith, offers her tips for new and aspiring partners and explains how, when you’ve faced a death-row guard in a Malawi jail, a room full of City lawyers is nothing to be scared of…

Why a growing waistline is good for business!

Laurence Finger - Co-founder & Managing Partner , SRLV

Laurence Finger, co-founder and managing partner of SRLV, on why putting on weight is encouraged and why office atmosphere is more important than you think…

5 young professionals discuss the key ingredients for unlocking potential

Young and ambitious professionals reveal the secrets behind their journeys to the top…

Don’t be a Blockbuster Video: Why smart firms constantly challenge their business model

Elaine Clark - Founder , Cheap Accounting

Elaine Clark, founder of Cheap Accounting, talks about the lessons learned from establishing a brand new market and why the smart firms should constantly challenge their business model…

The seven secrets of exceptional leadership

Andy Hodge - UK Managing Partner of Tax , Deloitte

Andy Hodge, Deloitte’s UK tax managing partner, on what brilliant leadership really means…

“How a real-time service creates real business advisers”

Mark Sykes - Partner , BDO

With its new BDO InTouch service, BDO believes it can transform accountants from reporters of financial fact into holistic business advisors…

Lawyers, it’s time to shake things up…!

Tim Perry - Founder , Spring Law

Tim Perry, founder of Spring Law, says lawyers need to find their entrepreneurial thrust and fight against the profession’s own ‘drag factor’…

Why I argued with Lord Sugar about Serena Williams

Tony Goodwin - Founder & CEO , Antal International

In the first in our ‘Tony Talks’ series, entrepreneur Tony Goodwin explains why nurture trumps nature when it comes to business…

Why we’re obsessed with listening to the market

Helen Brand OBE - Chief Executive , ACCA

Helen Brand, chief executive of ACCA, on her association’s success and what firms must do to attract the best talent…

A fax? Why don’t you send it over on a dinosaur?

BDLN comment: Why you need to stop preaching innovation if you’re standing still…

The seven lessons of Paul Smith’s $3 billion DuPont deal

Paul Smith - Chairman , Eversheds

The man who brokered some of the legal industry’s most market-shaking deals shares his advice with the BDLN…

Six key steps to a winning sector play

Steve Freeman - Partner , MHA MacIntyre Hudson

Steve Freeman, partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, shares the secrets of building a market-leading sector approach…

Connections & client service: how to build a practice area from scratch

Parminder Latimer - Partner , Freeths

Parminder Latimer, head of pensions at Freeths, explains the challenges of setting up a new practice area at an established national law firm…

How I spotted a niche, fought for it, and cold-called my way to success

Steven Raize - Partner , Gateley

Lawyer Steven Raize on how he became a sector expert and won his biggest clients through targeted sales calls…

Specialise to succeed: four ways to stand out from the pack

Heather Townsend - Author & Speaker

Author Heather Townsend offers four pieces of advice to ensure you differentiate yourself…

Six reasons why you should stop thinking like a professional

Andy Raynor - CEO , Shakespeare Martineau

Andy Raynor, CEO of Shakespeare Martineau, on why he’d ban the word “professional”…

Why you need a big bag of business development tools

Jacqui Gudgion - Head of BD , Price Bailey

Jacqui Gudgion of Price Bailey discusses why professionals are too often hung up on technical mastery…

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