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Most (70%) major professional practices have a strategy. The trouble is that only 20% of them claim to implement their strategy successfully, according to recent research. The major challenge for all firms is effective execution in the face of intensifying competition.
Strategic impetus and professional service firms are not always synonymous. There is a world of difference between devising a set of strategic objectives and implementing them effectively. Poor execution can lead to stagnant business plans, missed opportunities and stunted growth. And sometimes problems with execution are due to a lack of appropriate specialist resource within an organisation. Project consultancy is one solution to this issue.
Our aim is to work closely with clients to turn strategy into action and action into results. We do this by helping to create practical, relevant and realistic plans, and by bringing them to life and making them count. Our aim is also to ensure long-term, sustainable value is added and success assured.
Our style is uncompromising. We use the sheer depth of our understanding of working inside professional practices to bring you real insight and critical objectivity. Don't come to us if you are not ready to face yourself or to challenge the status quo. Come to us if you want to create a firm fit for a successful future. We work with firms who want to break the mould and release themselves from the condition we call strategic drift.
We provide practical support to managing partners, CEOs and their teams to engage their people in action, to build momentum and to keep their strategies honest and on track.
To find out more about our advisory servies please contact Simon Slater on 020 7332 6336 or simon.slater@firstcounsel.com.
First Counsel. Wise Counsel
"The most effective marketing strategy is a people strategy".
"The essence of professional service firm success is relatively straightforward. It involves building two classes of asset: people and clients. The secret is to treat them as one class. Clients."
Simon Slater
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Most (70%) major professional practices have a strategy. The trouble is that only 20% of them claim to implement their strategy successfully, according to recent research. The major challenge for all firms is effective execution in the face of intensifying competition.
Strategic impetus and professional service firms are not always synonymous. There is a world of difference between devising a set of strategic objectives and implementing them effectively. Poor execution can lead to stagnant business plans, missed opportunities and stunted growth. And sometimes problems with execution are due to a lack of appropriate specialist resource within an organisation. Project consultancy is one solution to this issue.
Our aim is to work closely with clients to turn strategy into action and action into results. We do this by helping to create practical, relevant and realistic plans, and by bringing them to life and making them count. Our aim is also to ensure long-term, sustainable value is added and success assured.
Delivery is all that matters
First Counsel offers you something different: we provide good old-fashioned help and advice anchored in reality, delivery and the pursuit of long-term results. The business is led by Simon Slater. Well known in the market, Simon has a wealth of experience to help you overcome strategic and operational problems and sustain the success of your business. Having served on the boards of major firms for more than a decade, few are better placed to understand the issues you face.Our style is uncompromising. We use the sheer depth of our understanding of working inside professional practices to bring you real insight and critical objectivity. Don't come to us if you are not ready to face yourself or to challenge the status quo. Come to us if you want to create a firm fit for a successful future. We work with firms who want to break the mould and release themselves from the condition we call strategic drift.
Strategic drift avoidance
Ours is no conventional advisory business. We do not adhere to the tired approaches adopted by so many other consultancies. We do not devote 90% of our time to that part of the work that is worth just 10% (strategy design). No, we focus on helping you with the 90% of strategy that really matters: delivery. Getting things done.We provide practical support to managing partners, CEOs and their teams to engage their people in action, to build momentum and to keep their strategies honest and on track.
To find out more about our advisory servies please contact Simon Slater on 020 7332 6336 or simon.slater@firstcounsel.com.
First Counsel. Wise Counsel
"The most effective marketing strategy is a people strategy".
"The essence of professional service firm success is relatively straightforward. It involves building two classes of asset: people and clients. The secret is to treat them as one class. Clients."
Simon Slater