Points of View
Leading Virtually in the Absence of the Artefacts of Authority – Why Authenticity is Key
You are in your home office and your virtual meetings are ‘back-to-back’. Running late, you log onto the next meeting with your team. As...Read more about Leading Virtually in the Absence of the Artefacts of Authority – Why Authenticity is Key
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What’s changed about change?
It will sound familiar to anyone who has worked in an organisation of a certain size. A new transformation programme is announced. It is...Read more about What’s changed about change?
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Blocked in Lockdown – 10 things we have discovered
You may be able to listen to Dylan whilst attending a team meeting, talk to your Mum in a project update, or eat breakfast...Read more about Blocked in Lockdown – 10 things we have discovered
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The Openside Webinar Modules
Having spent the last year cataloguing and organising nearly 30 years’ worth of our Professional Services development materials, we were in a good position...Read more about The Openside Webinar Modules
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Women in Professional Services – 20 years on
By Harriet Johnson, Barrister and Openside Tutor For many, in 2020, the march towards true equality for women is almost taken for granted. The...Read more about Women in Professional Services – 20 years on
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The Pelorus – November 2019
Welcome to November’s edition of The Pelorus: a selection of content and research Openside have discovered in the last month – which you may...Read more about The Pelorus – November 2019
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What law firms can learn from consulting firms
At Openside we are often struck by the similarities between law and consulting business models, yet the differences in approach and mindset to generate...Read more about What law firms can learn from consulting firms
I have always believed that a DJ at a party had one job – to make sure the dance floor is full of people...Read more about Learning from a terrible DJ about the perils of the predetermined solution
In December 2017, an 81-year-old Air Force veteran who fought in Vietnam hobbled into a hospital in Oregon seeking treatment. According to The New...Read more about The billable hour kills your firm’s values – what are the alternatives?
There is a memorable short scene in the Disney Pixar film A Bug’s Life which finds two mosquitoes flying close to a blue fluorescent light....Read more about Proposals: How to make them a point of difference, not a point of reference
There is little doubt that the ‘always-on’ culture of professional services comes at a high cost for both individuals and their firms. From research...Read more about What can individuals and their firms do to mitigate the ‘always-on’ culture?
