Performance Leaders Podcast

Host, Ray D'Cruz, is joined by Partner Remuneration expert, Michael Roch, to discuss the role and evolution of the partner remuneration committee (Rem Com) in professional services firms.

This podcast is a valuable resource for senior leaders of the firm and Rem Com members, especially new members wanting to understand more about their roles and responsibilities. The podcast covers:

• When a Rem Com is a desirable part of the remuneration governance model.
• The role of the Rem Com Chair, elected members & internal experts (HR, Finance etc).
• Effective and efficient decision making and communication.
• Evolving the Rem Com to maximise its value to the firm.
• The last step every Rem Com should take at the close of the annual remuneration round.

Learn more about partner contribution management at https://www.performanceleader.com/partner-contribution-management.

Our guest is former Herbert Smith Freehills Global CEO, Mark Rigotti. Mark shares his insights on the nuances of managing dispersed and hybrid teams, as well as his reflections on leading one of the world's leading professional firms. This special episode of the Performance Leaders podcast was recorded live at the 2021 Managing Partners Conference in Sydney, Australia.

My guest for our special International Women's Day episode of the Performance Leader's Podcast is Michelle Dixon. Michelle is the former CEO of the Australian law firm, Maddocks. In this episode we discuss:

• the opportunities and challenges of leading a law firm
• if her leadership style was influenced by her gender
• the scrutiny that comes from being a woman in leadership
• how she counsels other firms seeking leadership roles in law

My guest on S2 Ep 4 of the Performance Leaders podcast is Firm Diversity Partner, Dawn Rosemond. In a reflective and candid conversation, Dawn shares her experience as the first African-American female to make equity partner at Barnes & Thornburg, and how it informs the strategic initiatives and programs she champions as Firm Diversity Partner. I hope you enjoy listening to our podcast with Dawn as much as I enjoyed recording it.

In this extended podcast, Gerry Riskin reflects on 40 years leading and advising leaders of professional firms. He discusses how to lead with courage, manage partner performance, support dispersed teams and how to use after action reviews. He also reflects on his own journey, from his desire at an early age to be a lawyer, his passion for business management and the profound influence of David Maister on his life.

Our first guest for season two of the Performance Leaders' Podcast is Strategic Talent Management & Culture Expert, Adam Hall, from Willis Towers Watson.

‍In this episode, Ray D'Cruz and Adam discuss Willis Towers Watson's research on the factors that make a high performance employee experience (EX) including:

• ‍The theory and ROI of Employee Experience
• How to create a positive Employee Experience in professional firms
• The application of Employee Experience theory to partners in professional firms
• How collaboration and inspiration play a central role in the Employee Experience
• Using an Employee Experience lens to respond to COVID-19

In this podcast, Ray D'Cruz and Michael Roch discuss 5 key insights uncovered by the 2020 Equity Partner Contribution & Compensation Survey.

The survey examines current practices in relation to partner contribution and compensation management in professional firms.

Over 160 respondents were comprised mainly from those who manage the contribution and compensation process in firms: managing partners, chief executives, chief operating officers, heads of finance and human resources and board members.

In episode 6 host, Ray D'Cruz, interviews Performance Leader's Partnerships Advisor, Michael Roch, about the challenges and strategies to manage partner compensation in professional services firms.

Listen to this podcast to learn about:

- Why partner compensation is such a challenging issue

- The must have KPIs in a partner compensation model

- The Intellectual Capital Model

- The Performance to Reward trilogy

- How partners in global firms have differing expectations about compensation

- How to get consensus on partnership compensation

- Why firms need to adapt their partner compensation model to adapt to new technology in law firms

Performance Leader was delighted to collaborate with Joel Barolsky of Barolsky Advisorsto present at the 2019 Managing Partner forum in Australia.

Our topic was the Profoundly Human Law Firm of 2030and our presentation sparked a lively discussion. Given the interest in the topic, we wanted to share our thoughts with our clients and contacts in professional services. So, following the conference, we recorded this podcast and wrote an article The Profoundly Human Law Firm of 2030, which provides further insight, including a break down of the McKinsey 7S model.

We hope you enjoy listening.

Host, Ray D'Cruz, interviews Murray Paterson from the Potential Project about mindfulness, and how it can improve performance, from productivity to engagement to well-being.

Murray led the introduction of a mindfulness program for partners of a large law firm, with stunning engagement.

Listen to this podcast to learn more about what results mindfulness can generate for your firm.