Practical leadership. Better decisions. Stronger organisations.
Leadership | Commercial Performance | Governance
I help professional firms and organisations turn leadership experience, governance insight and commercial discipline into practical action.
Through tailored sessions, advisory work and board roles, I work with partners, executives and boards on growth, people, risk, governance, pricing, technology and change.
Former President, Law Society of Scotland | Certified Chair |
20+ years' leadership experience
12,000+
Members represented as LSS President
£4m → £15m
Practice revenue growth (UK)
13%
Reduction in write-offs
40 → 140
Team growth
Where I add value
01
Commercial Performance
Pricing, fee conversations, write-offs and profitability.
02
Leadership & People
Development
Leading partners and teams, developing people, having the difficult conversations.
03
Risk & Governance
Governance structures, regulatory scrutiny, practical risk management.
04
AI & Innovation
Where AI and technology can genuinely improve productivity and client service.
Practical sessions for professional firms
Tailored sessions for partners, leaders and fee earners, built around the issues in your firm rather than generic management theory.
What you get
- A two-hour session: a one-hour presentation followed by a one-hour Q&A
- Up to two hours of planning meetings and discussion beforehand, so the session is shaped around your firm's priorities
- Delivered face to face, with online available if you'd prefer
- Travel outside Harare quoted separately
Fixed fee: US$1,378
“Under his leadership it grew substantially in colleague numbers and turnover while also improving profitability.”
Colin Graham
Former Chairman, Thorntons Law LLP
How I work
Constructive Challenge
"I ask the difficult questions, but always in service of better decisions. Challenge that strengthens, not undermines."
Grounded in Experience
"I understand the pressures executives face and the realities of implementation. I've navigated complexity firsthand."
Governance in Practice
"As former LSS President, I've navigated regulatory reform, ministerial review and stakeholder accountability. I understand how governance works when decisions have real consequences — not just how it looks on paper."
Alongside my work with law firms and professional organisations, I undertake selected chair, non-executive and advisory roles where governance, integrity and service to the public good matter most. I'm particularly interested in:
- Regulatory and public-interest bodies
- Professional and membership organisations
- Charities and third-sector organisations
- Consumer protection and service-user advocacy bodies
- Organisations going through change, modernisation or regulatory scrutiny
I bring recent, relevant experience, active engagement with current governance practice, and the confidence that comes from having led organisations through complexity.