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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. As well as marketing and business development executives and managers there were also those in specialist pricing and bid roles.

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COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Alliance Management

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Because the truth is, your ecosystem will only be able to scale if it can adapt to the inevitable changes from COVID-19 and the digital transformation of alliance management. [1] Mckinsey On Finance. McKinsey on Finance. 58 (Spring 2016). 1] Banford, Jim. Measuring Alliance Performance.” 5 (Autumn 2002). [2]

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28th PM Forum Conference: Organisational culture, mentoring, digital distraction, ESG and client experience (2023)

Red Star Kim

Transforming your firm’s culture – Professor Vlatka Hlupic Self-effacing Vlatka described the “quiet quitting” disengagement that needs a “purpose and people-led” management revolution to overcome toxic cultures. There was support for a dedicated relationship manager as teams of specialists expand and staff churn continues.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

But when we look at business development, sales and relationship management competency frameworks for fee-earners (as opposed to professional sales people) there is less clarity. Capacity planning – Research suggests that humans can probably manage a maximum 150 to 250 close relationships. Some automated systems (e.g.

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22 tips on being a persuasive writer in professional services

Red Star Kim

An example might be: “Five things every Finance Director asks” or “What every General Counsel considers when choosing a law firm”. A series of articles or posts might be arranged around content pillars in a content management plan. How can I improve my cross cultural communication (kimtasso.com) Curiosity Humans are curious.

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschla?ger” – Part 3

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I had the chance to watch almost all interviews given by Wollschläger, father and son, about the years running to 2016. Regardless of the authenticity or doubts about the claim, in 2013, Frank Wollschläger appointed a management “dream-team”. Hakelberg, a trained mechanical engineer, became the national sales manager.

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 4

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” Recapping to the week of August 2016, when Wollschläger announced the opening of insolvency, Sanistål’s share price in Copenhagen jumped by almost 5 %, closing at 86 Danish Krones per share. The week ending on the 22nd of September 2016 was a feverish one for Sanistål. A case for the efficient market? Due diligence was pending.