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Here are some other books Trish has found worth reading. To find out why click on the book title.

The Little Black Book of Business Writing
Mark Tredinnick and Geoff Whyte, UNSW Press NEW

Relationships are Everything
Mark Maraia, Professional Services Publishing NEW

The Little Green Grammar Book
Mark Tredinnick, UNSW Press

The Lost Art of Listening
Michael P Nichols, Guilford Press

Working with Monsters
Dr John Clarke, ABC Bookshop

The Secret Language of Business
Stephen Denning, John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Rainmaking Made Simple Mark Maraia, Professional Services Publishing

Law Firm Strategy: Competitive Advantage and Valuation Stephen Mayson, Oxford University Press

 

We are all time poor so finding time to read and to write is hard. And then there is the challenge of finding time to share thoughts and learnings with others. Trish Carroll, Galt Advisory’s founder, loves all three activities and engages in them often!

Trish is a regular commentator about legal industry issues. Most articles contain useful checklists so that the time invested reading provides something useful to put into action.

Pitching for work, it's never too late or too early, here are some ideas to get you going NEW

Social media is not just for twits, think again if you believe social media such as Twitter and Facebook are just for kids NEW

Finding new ideas by the book, a reading list to get your business book club started NEW

Turn the gloom into boom: a down-turn is the time to get up and close and personal with your clients in ways that make them know you care.

Slump hits marketing staff: Law firm marketing staff are waiting nervously for the axe to fall.

Phooey to the letter of the law: Law firms take note: your newsletters are driving your clients crazy.

I think – therefore I can; the lawyer’s philosophy: a reminder about why thinking and curiosity is good for business

Have you ever given away $10,000? Find out what inspired Paul Matthews, managing director of Parramatta-based law firm Matthews Folbigg, to do just that

Small firms with big goals: Find out why four innovative smaller firms are winning the war for clients, talent and work-life balance

Networking for the hesitant: a practical look at why networking matters and how to overcome your networking jitters

Barristers, be bold: a bolshy look at why barristers need to make themselves easier to find and work with

Pareto still rules!: if 80% of results come from just 20% of causes, it seems sensible to revisit a truth that’s been around since the 19th century

Client health checks: take the temperature of the health of your client relationships

Lettuce of the law: why the attributes of organic mixed lettuce apply to legal services, or for the less brave, how superior service keeps clients

People: ways to keep your clients and staff longer

Innovation: ways to develop an innovative culture

Purchase habits: why smaller businesses are cutting bigger businesses lunch

Tenders: useful tips gained from painful experiences

Awards: why recognition matters

Marketing plans: why planning matters and some fundamental inclusions

Getting inside your client’s skin: it’s easy when you know how