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7 Reasons Your Partners Don't Want to Do Client Feedback
7 Reasons Your Partners Don't Want to Do Client Feedback

Have you ever noticed your fee earners are reluctant to do client feedback? Here’s why.

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06. Client FeedbackSue-Ella Prodonovich28 October 2021Prodonovich Advisoryclient feedback, Client listening
Three More Easy BD Wins in Just 30 Minutes
Three More Easy BD Wins in Just 30 Minutes

If you have just half an hour to spare, here are another three things that turn around your BD efforts.

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Business Development IdeasSue-Ella Prodonovich14 October 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBusiness Development Tips, BD45, Lawyers
8 Reasons Firm Retreats Don't Work
8 Reasons Firm Retreats Don't Work

Many, if not most, group retreats fail to achieve everything they really should. Here are 8 common reasons they fall apart.

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01. Strategy & PositionSue-Ella Prodonovich9 October 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryRetreats, law firms, accounting firms, professional development, lawyers, accountants, ideas, Business Plans, Leadership
Two Big BD Wins in Just 20 Minutes
Two Big BD Wins in Just 20 Minutes

With so much going on right now, it can be hard to get motivated over BD. So here are two things that can make a real difference in just 20 minutes.

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Business Development IdeasSue-Ella Prodonovich7 October 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBusiness Development Tips, BD, BD45
How Not to Annoy Your Clients When You Ask for Feedback
How Not to Annoy Your Clients When You Ask for Feedback

A lot of professionals know they should be getting client feedback, but they’re too worried about annoying their clients to actually ask for it.

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06. Client FeedbackSue-Ella Prodonovich28 September 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryAccounting Firms, Client Feedback, Law Firms, How to guide, Client feedback, Client expereince, CX, Annoying Clients
5 Reasons to Stop Cross-selling
5 Reasons to Stop Cross-selling

For a long time the cross-sell between practices was seen as the obvious path for growth in professional services firms. Well, I disagree - at least in part. Here’s 5 reasons why.

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03. BD & Sales, 05. Clients & ServiceSue-Ella Prodonovich9 September 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBusiness Development, Cross-Selling, Sales Activity, Strategy, Referrals, Cross Referrals
Is Cross-Selling Bad For Your Business?
Is Cross-Selling Bad For Your Business?

On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy and Sue-Ella discuss some of the potential pitfalls of cross-selling by law firms.

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03. BD & Sales, 07. Practice GrowthSue-Ella Prodonovich30 August 2021Lawyers Weekly, Podcast, Cross selling
The Power of Working With People You Like
The Power of Working With People You Like

The key to professional services success could be to ditch the people you don’t get along with.

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08. Leadership and TeamsSue-Ella Prodonovich20 August 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryPartners, Business Plans, Business Development, Law firms, accounting firms, Consulting, Partner On Boarding, Client Relationshps
Sue-Ella's Guide For New Partners
Sue-Ella's Guide For New Partners

If you’re one of this year’s bumper crop of new Partners here’s what you need to know about Business Development (BD).

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09. How-To Guides & Tips, 07. Practice Growth, 08. Leadership and TeamsSue-Ella Prodonovich12 August 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryPartners, New Partners, Leadership, Business Plans, Business Development, Law firms, accounting firms, Consulting, Partner On Boarding
How to do Business Development in Your Trackies
How to do Business Development in Your Trackies

You don’t have to abandon your BD efforts just because you’re slopping about the home in athleisure.

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Business Development IdeasSue-Ella Prodonovich26 July 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBusiness Development Tips, COVID, BD, business development, lockdown, COVID-19, law firms, accounting firms, professional development
How to Get Even More Value From Senior Professionals in Your Firm
How to Get Even More Value From Senior Professionals in Your Firm

Professional services firms that fail to properly utilise their experienced talent do themselves no favours.

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08. Leadership and TeamsSue-Ella Prodonovich8 June 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBusiness development, law firms, accounting firms, professional development, lawyers, accountants, ideas
How to Get Old Clients to Follow You to a New Firm
How to Get Old Clients to Follow You to a New Firm

Moving your practice but don’t know how your clients will take it? Find out exactly what you need to say to them and how you should behave to ensure a smooth transition in this 9-step Guide.

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05. Clients & Service, 09. How-To Guides & Tips, 07. Practice GrowthSue-Ella Prodonovich24 May 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryAccounting Firms, Business Development, Business Development Tips, Client Retention, Law Firms, Lateral Hires, On-Boarding
Ten Dumb Things Smart Professionals Are Asked To Do
Ten Dumb Things Smart Professionals Are Asked To Do

Why do we keep asking smart professionals to do these dumb things when it comes to Business Development (BD)

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08. Leadership and TeamsSue-Ella Prodonovich13 May 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryBD, Business Development Tips, Lawyers, Professionals, COVID-19, BD45, Emerging Leaders, Business Development Skills
Maybe you Can Judge a Book by Its Cover
Maybe you Can Judge a Book by Its Cover

At a firm retreat this year a partner commented that after seeing me in person my website pic, taken just a few years ago, was “false and misleading advertising”. He pointed out that, unlike in the image I was using online, my hair had turned grey. (Doesn't he know it's the new covid-colour?).

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NewsSue-Ella Prodonovich9 April 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryAbout Sue-Ella, Sue-Ella Prodonovich
5 Tactics To Help Your Firm Thrive
5 Tactics To Help Your Firm Thrive

On 17 January 2017 I shared these tips with clients after attending a briefing by Boston-based BTI Consulting. Last week one Managing Partner pulled this checklist out from his management folder. It was highlighted and notated - and it made my day.

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Practice Management IdeasSue-Ella Prodonovich11 March 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryTactics, Win New Business, Law firms, accounting firms, BTI Consulting
Obituary: The Coffee Catch-Up
Obituary: The Coffee Catch-Up

The coffee catch-up is now officially dead thanks to COVID-19. I think that’s a very good thing too.

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02. Marketing & Brand, 04. Referrals & NetworksSue-Ella Prodonovich11 March 2021Prodonovich Advisorybusiness development, lawyers, law firms, accountants, architects, professionals, COVID-19
Buying, Selling or Merging With Other law Firms in 2021
Buying, Selling or Merging With Other law Firms in 2021

Marketplace appetite for firm mergers and acquisitions is reportedly higher than ever, and – as Australia turns its attention to the ‘next normal’ – many practices are considering a “strategic reboot” in order to grow and succeed.

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10. Markets & TrendsSue-Ella Prodonovich5 March 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryMergers, firm acquistions, Firm tuck in, Lawyers Weekly
How Not to be a Jerk on Zoom
How Not to be a Jerk on Zoom

It’s very easy to annoy people on Zoom. I show you how not to.

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Business Development IdeasSue-Ella Prodonovich1 March 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryZoom, Eitiquette, Presentation skills, Professionals, COVID
The Rise and Rise of the Hybrid Meeting

PwC’s Lynette Nixon shares observations on meetings where some participants are online and then a number of people together in a room.

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10. Markets & TrendsSue-Ella Prodonovich1 March 2021Prodonovich AdvisoryLynette Nixon, Lawyers Weekly, Sam Coupland, FMRC, Dr Rosemary Howell
The NEXL 2021 State of Law Firm Business Development Report
The NEXL 2021 State of Law Firm Business Development Report

The NEXL 2021 State of Law Firm Business Development Report is now available. Get actionable strategies, tactics and tips from 150 Law Firms Leaders and ten Law Firm BD Consultants.

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Business Development Ideas, NewsSue-Ella Prodonovich27 February 2021NEXL, CRM, Business Development Report
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