Stop and listen

Asking for feedback invites vulnerability. We of course want to hear about how good we are, but nobody wants to be on the receiving end of criticism, even when it is constructive. That is perhaps why so many professional services firms continue to overlook client...

Data is my currency

Taking the leap from a big to a smaller firm, where marketing and BD starts and stops with you, is no easy move. But it helps when that firm is ranked as one of Ireland’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times, as Stephen Bolger explains to Matt Baldwin. Based in...

Budget Rock Stars

The government’s Autumn Budget gives accountants and lawyers the chance to be “rock stars” for the day. But what, asks Matt Baldwin, does a good Budget communications strategy look like? Budget Day, the annual fiscal set piece for the government, was greeted this year...