Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Firms With Niche Practices and Narrow Missions Often Out-Perform Their Growth-Driven Competitors
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October 2021
Where Does ‘Good’ Culture Come From?
Deborah Knupp is the Managing Director of GrowthPlay, a research-based sales effectiveness consulting and training firm. She has 30 years of experience as a business development expert working with leaders in the legal, manufacturing, accounting and financial services to align their people and business objectives to create cultures based on the principles of accountability and integrity.
Construction’s Career Crisis” Recruiters Target Young Workers Driving the Great Resignation
Job seekers are increasingly open to pursuing careers in other fields — one in four who left their jobs in 2021 did not have a new one lined up.
The Art of Gathering:
How We Meet and Why It Matters
People come together for all kinds of reasons — to solve problems, to celebrate, to mark transitions, to build things, to tell stories, to mourn — and because gathering is such a fact of life, we tend not to think very much about why we do it and whether our gathering habits are working as well as they could be.
Newest Class of Corporate Directors Is the Most Diverse Yet, but Gains Are Uneven
Two studies show that U.S. public companies saw a surge in Black and women nominees for board this year, but that these gains were very uneven.
Private Equity Struggles with Its Diversity Problem
Asset management and investment firms have long struggled with diversity, and the growing awareness around this issue is finally forcing companies to make changes.
Law Firms Launch Wellness Schemes to Reduce Burnout and Retain Talent
In the battle for top talent, international law firms are doing everything they can to fight employee burnout — from launching well-being programs to hiring “burnout advisers.”
Diversity at Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees
Major companies such as Facebook, HP and Novartis are part of a global push to force the law firms they work with to increase the racial and gender diversity of their teams, or face a decrease in pay.