Purpose, messaging and brand strategy

IBA survey reveals lawyer wellbeing is a cause for global concern

Melissa Davis, a member of the IBA's newly founded European Regional Forum wellbeing working party, highlights the IBA's massive wellbeing survey, one of the largest of its kind, which is a first step in addressing the parlous state of...


The power of vulnerability

In a recent article in The American Lawyer, good friend of MD Communications Jeff Davis explained how the pandemic has made it clear that we are all vulnerable, and being open about it can build much stronger teams. "The secret...


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Can leaders drive performance as well as build a community and promote positive mental wellbeing?

At our recent private resilience roundtable for international senior and managing, we hosted guest speaker Richard McCann, who overcame a tragic past to become a famed motivational speaker and bestselling author. Positive mental attitude Leading the first part of the webinar,...


Planning your communications: use purpose as your compass

In an increasingly busy and noisy marketplace, professional services firms need their brand to showcase who they are and why they are different. Getting this right ensures the full value of a firm’s proposition is clear to potential clients. Achieving impact...


How to design your reputation strategy

Co-authored by Melissa Davis, CEO, MD Communications and Chris Scott, Senior Partner, Slateford.  Now, more than ever, reputation and crisis dominate the global headlines. Here, in the UK, Johnny Depp is now facing a career on the cusp of disaster after...


Can lawyers really change?

Stephen Revell is a member of the MD Communications Advisory board, until this year he was a lawyer at Freshfields for 41 years and currently a global consultant having recently launched Making Change Happen, a law firm management consultancy to...


Cool Britannia: the UK is having a cultural ‘moment’ – so how can we capitalise on this success?

The Golden Globes was another big night for British talent, and we’re getting used to receiving accolades for series including Fleabag and The Crown, which have been hoovering up awards for months on end. Sunday night’s 77th Golden Globes show also...


Greta Thunberg: a lesson in personal branding

Like the rest of the world, I am having a serious fan-girl moment over teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who has just been announced as Time's Person of the Year 2019 - the youngest in its history. Here are five reasons...


Are Christmas cards still in line with your brand?

It’s interesting to see some law firms are using social media posts as an environmentally conscious alternative to Christmas cards. People are urged to ‘like’ the post, with a promise to donate a small amount to charity for every like...


Has the drive for billable hours replaced our sense of purpose and vocation?

Can you keep your staff and lawyers safe? Of course, you might say. The days when a highly flammable cast-off sofa sat in the staff kitchen area are long gone. We even have ‘mind your head’ signs up on the...