John Clark - Management Consultant

SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

 Governance

  • governance structure
  • division of powers between partnership and Board/Management Committee
  • Board/Management Committee effectiveness
  • role of chairman, managing partner, practice group heads
  • role of top employee manager (CEO, Practice Manager, etc)

Strategy and business development

  • firm focus 
  • market positioning and branding
  • competitive strategy
  • partner coaching
  • client surveys
  • mergers and lateral hires
  • firm sale or acquisition

Retreat facilitation

  • partnership retreats
  • management retreats
  • practice group retreats

Recruitment

  • lateral hires at partner level
  • CEO, COO, GM, Practice Manager

 Partner base cohesion and health

  • partnership culture
  • collaboration and teamwork
  • succession-planning and partnership renewal
  • reviewing and managing partner performance
  • partner career- and life-planning
  • career transition
  • inter-partner conflict
  • partnership agreements/constitutions

Mentoring

  • chairman
  • managing partner
  • practice group heads
  • other partners
  • CEO, COO, GM, Practice Manager

Financial management

  • profit-sharing
  • profit growth strategies
  • financial benchmarking
  • financial reporting