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Performance Leaders Podcast

Welcome to the Performance Leader podcast.

Your host is Ray D’Cruz, CEO of Performance Leader, a software and consulting company that helps professional services firms build vibrant feedback cultures.

In this podcast series, Ray talks to leading thinkers in the professional services sector about how to create high performance firms

Jul 28, 2021

Welcome to series 3 of the Performance Leader podcast series.

In this episode, Ray D’Cruz and guest Patrick St John discuss Patrick’s recent white paper on Measuring and Rewarding Partner Collaboration in professional services firms.

Patrick, a former law firm leader, lays out a simple model for recognising and...


Jun 21, 2021

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...


Mar 23, 2021

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...


Mar 7, 2021

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...


Feb 23, 2021

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...