Launching a new practice strategy
A new global practice leadership team recognised that its business needed a strategy refresh where business development and growth was central. The team wanted to grasp the initiative and develop a clear and action-focused set of choices and messages that each partner could understand, consider relevant and thereby support.
Following the strategy creation exercise which we led, a global offsite with 120 partners was convened and we helped the leadership team curate the event content and also coach the presenters to ensure the message was delivered effectively.
Feedback from the partners who attended was that this was a long-overdo session and very impactful. Motivation to progress new business opportunities and embrace change around new ways of resourcing and using technology was increased and these projects progressed after the meeting.
Thinking differently to consider future strategy
The organisers of a global offsite wanted a group of partners to identify and present a series of provocative ideas for the wider partnership to consider as it sought to diversify its business. The aim was to stimulate discussion about the future direction of the firm and if supported, implement these ideas after the meeting.
We helped one group of partners consider how the firm could expand in a new area – blurring the traditional lines between private practice law firm and client. After researching the idea, competitors and seeking client feedback, we developed a presentation and audio visual content that would hold the interest of 450 partners for 45 mins and lead to discussion thereafter.
Feedback was extremely positive both about the presenters and the idea and helped move the debate forward significantly in the business.
Using scenario planning to consider alternative futures
Following Brexit, a market-leading practice was unclear how possible changes to the business environment in The City of London would affect its clients, products and people. We helped the management team consider four alternative futures based the pace of change following Brexit and how hard or soft it would be. The exercise not only identified a number of consistent themes that it could progress immediately (irrespective of which of the four outcomes came to pass) but it also helped its people take ownership of their futures rather than just allow events to impact them.