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greater sophistication of clients means that they are increasingly able to analyze their true needs in different types of engagements and distinguish between firms whose style of practice matches the specific benefit they seek.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Cedric Chin • Exec Development is a Different Game
ERIC SCHMIDT Former Chairman, Google/Alphabet
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Rather than establish firmwide goals for margins, productivity, or leverage, firms should hold each practice (or partner) accountable for a profit per partner target and let the practice (or partner) figure out the best mixture of margin, productivity, and leverage necessary to achieve this goal.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
I think in enterprise software, who the founders are is absolutely paramount. I think in hard science companies, there’s some sort of people combination, maybe a scientist and a businessperson. It has to be the right combination.