by Matt Baldwin | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
Icarus gets to grips with sartorial trends. It was at our executive committee that it was suggested we should adopt dress-down Fridays. The source of the proposal was distinctly odd: our head of IT, a bearded bloke who as far as I know has never been seen in anything...
by Joanna Gaudoin | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
The 5 Ps of Proactive Business Development© will help your firm grow, says Joanna Gaudoin. Business development can feel challenging for many law firms. Activity is often ad hoc and left to a small number of people, rather than being part of everyday working life....
by Sam Ridgway | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
After more than a decade of top tier rankings in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, White & Black has made the decision not to submit entries for the first time. Instead, the firm is redirecting that time and energy into what it believes matters most: its...
by Paul Roberts | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
An ‘outside-in’ view of client listening will drive revenue, says Paul Roberts. Your best client just moved a major project to a competitor. When you call to ask why, they say everything’s fine, the decision was just ‘timing’ or ‘political’. Later you learn they’ve...
by Richard Chaplin | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
1: What is the Centre for Professional Services Research? The Centre is a public interest, method-led initiative with independent governance, formed in 2024, that hosts communities and shares quality content between professional services firms, professional bodies,...
by Richard Chaplin | Mar 1, 2026 | PM Magazine
Despite heavy investment in ‘thought leadership’, organisations with deep expertise are frequently indistinguishable from those producing high volume generic output. Frontline advisors, clients, journalists and policymakers readily recognise but struggle to find...
