Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers
Is your law firm REALLY committed to what is on your firm website?
Years ago when I was still practicing law our firm claimed to be most committed to our clients, our lawyers and our staff. I thought the claim was only true if we were continuing to increase our profits per partner (PPP) I…
Now that I am helping lawyers find the right firm and helping law firms find the right lawyers, I am reflecting more on what would motivate me to join a particular law firm if I was still practicing. I know what some of you are thinking:
Money
If that was all that motivated me, I…
To those of you who subscribe by email and got one yesterday afternoon for my latest Practical Lawyer Article, I apologize. I was trying to post it on my own and not only did I mess up the post, I also messed up by not doing it the way so you wouldn’t get an email.…
If you find self reflection uncomfortable, or too touchy-feely, this blog is likely not for you.
One of the lawyers I coach contacted me recently about a program she will be doing on leadership. She asked for my ideas. Here is what I shared with her.
Whether you realize it or not, you are a…
Greetings from Prosper, Texas. Nancy and I moved yesterday and are dodging boxes this morning.
If you are a Practice Group Leader or an Office Managing Partner, or if you are leading your firm, do you have a written plan on what you intend to do?
I remember a year when I billed more hours…
Here are some questions a law firm leader might ask for that self reflection about his or her firm.
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How many articles, reports and predictions does it take before law firm leaders start making needed changes?
Yesterday, I read Steven J. Harper’s piece in The American Lawyer: Leaders of Large Law Firms ‘Get It’? Says Who? I learned that law firms:
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Is your law firm led or managed? What is the difference and does it make a difference?
Seth Godin posted a blog The difference between management and leadership. He said that companies need both and that is true of law firms also. But, I wonder if law firms are getting both.
In his book…