before you can change your firm, you have to gauge where it is now.
by robert j. lees, august j. aquila and derek klyhn
creating the effective partnership
how do successful managing partners respond to the internal and external challenges they face?
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without exception, all of the partners we spoke to talked about the need to have a clear sense of direction that the partners, in particular, could coalesce around. but what they considered even more important is the translation of that direction into a compelling vision and the strategies for achieving it.