When I am asked what I most enjoyed about coaching, I always respond that I most enjoyed seeing younger lawyers succeed, and knowing I had some small role in their success. I hope I inspired them. I know they inspired me.
Are you inspiring your next generation of lawyers? Here are some suggestions.
Having coached over 1800 lawyers in the United States and Canada, I have a pretty good idea why coaching works and how to make it work most effectively.
Over the years I coached lawyers who have since become top rainmakers in their firms. I coached lawyers who have since become top leaders in their firms.
It was 2002. That year I brought in more business to our firm than ever before.
I woke up one day and realized that I was probably the best-known transportation construction lawyer in the country. I had become so well known because I had written a monthly column in Roads and Bridges magazine for 20
Did you miss the first Rainmaker Series session? No worries, here is a link to the recording.
Two years ago I spent four weeks in Spanish Immersion in San Miguel de Allende. From 9-1 each day I sat in a class with five other students and teachers taught us grammar, conversation, and vocabulary. Most
When I coached lawyers, I concentrated on both a coaching component and a teaching component. The coaching component involves asking the right questions. The teaching component involves giving the right answers
As a coach, use questions to help your lawyers:
In November 2017, BTI posted: Law Firms to Add Big to Marketing Budgets in 2018—Here’s How to Get Yours. It began :
13% of law firm CMOs are trying to hide their smiles. They snagged big increases in their budgets—just over $1 million per firm.* Their goal is simple—keeping clients, growing clients, and getting new
Seth Godin wrote a blog several years ago: Mentoring, platforms and taking a leap. It is worth reading. I appreciate this point he makes:
And yet most mentors and coaches and teachers will tell you that few of their students ever do, not in comparison with their potential. A few break through and change
“Client Development Coaching”
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I suspect that I have coached the vast majority of lawyers who read my blog. If you are one of those lawyers, I have recently been thinking about you.
When we had a coaching session scheduled, did you ever not look forward to meeting with me? Did you ever hope I would not show up,