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Bill Bierce is the founder and managing attorney of the law firm Bierce & Kenerson. This is an interesting story in its own right, but for our purposes, Bill is also an expert on what happens when professional service firms experience trauma: when partners fall out, when M&As go wrong, and when governance is found wanting. He is the author of the book Smarter Business Exits which incorporates many of his learnings over and long and illustrious career.
I personally learned a huge amount from Bill’s experiences with the legal aspects of firm growth and on finishing the interview, immediately organised a governance meeting with my own partners, to implement some of his recommendations.
Contrary to the trite nonsense on LinkedIn and the CIPD magazine, people are not your greatest asset. Indeed, this blog argues, acting this way can
‘A Professor of Consulting eh? I didn’t know they existed!’ I probably get this response from someone once a fortnight and as far as I
