{"product_id":"professional-services-leadership-handbook-how-to-lead-a-professional-services-firm-in-a-new-age-of-competitive-disruption-9780749477349","title":"Professional Services Leadership Handbook: How to Lead a Professional Services Firm in a New Age of Competitive Disruption","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessional services firms - from the legal sector to accountancy, consulting and beyond - face increased disruption. Service delivery models are under pressure to adapt to changing client expectations. Technology offers new ways of working with clients, but changes the skills profile required of professionals, and threatens the traditional people-centred business model. The \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessional Services Leadership Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e equips leaders, and aspiring leaders, with tools and insights both to tackle these long-term disruptive trends and to maximise their firm's profitability today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaders of professional services firms find themselves with a daunting, but exciting, range of challenges ahead. Using practical insights drawn from experienced professional services leaders, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessional Services Leadership Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores new models and working practices to address four components of strategic leadership: clients, business, people and self leadership. It offers clear-sighted analysis of common pain points, and provides innovative solutions for dealing with them. This practical guide is designed for everyone involved in leadership decisions, whether that be a practice area, sector group, business function, or even firm-wide leadership role. It will help readers to focus their attention on the activities that will really make a difference to the success of their firm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Clark, Ben Kent, Alastair Beddow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kogan Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780749477349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a non-executive director of the Professional Services Marketing Group. He is also the editor and lead author of the \u003ci\u003eProfessional Services Marketing Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Kogan Page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Kent \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder-director of insight-led consultancy Meridian West. Ben advises leading professional and financial services firms and provides strategic research, consultancy and training.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Beddow \u003c\/b\u003eis a director at Meridian West, working with firms of all sizes to develop engaging, differentiated and successful client leading strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Furner\u003c\/b\u003e is Managing Director of Kommercialize, a practitioner-led advisory firm focused on commercial excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kogan Page","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40121786761331,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5145097c-2061-43d3-a168-b244f3181616.jpg?v=1653747646","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/professional-services-leadership-handbook-how-to-lead-a-professional-services-firm-in-a-new-age-of-competitive-disruption-9780749477349","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}