I keep track of my years on my birthdays by famous football player jersey numbers. Today is my Ray Nitschke jersey number birthday.
On birthdays I like to reflect back and fondly remember my experiences practicing law. Very early in my career, I asked myself a simple question:
Why did I want to become a
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
Following up on my post What Stephen Covey Taught Me, I had an opportunity to speak with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN on the subject. In the brief interview, I explain which of his lessons I found to be most valuable and also walk through how Covey’s “7 Habits” apply lawyers and law firms.
http://youtu.be/53V5s4VXPDU
Stephen Covey passed away this past Monday. I learned about his death first on TV and then I read his obituary in the New York Times: Stephen R. Covey, Herald of Good Habits, Dies at 79.
Looking back now, I think my father, Coach John Wooden and Stephen Covey taught me how to have
I don’t know why, but early in my career I discovered that managing time wisely would be very important for me. Since that time, I have read every article and book I found to get ideas and to figure out what combination of expert ideas would work best for me. Now that I coach lawyers
This past weekend, on Friday and Saturday, I coached and taught a group of highly motivated associates on client development. I shared with them that the lawyers I coach who do the very best, begin by believing in themselves. I played audio from two of those lawyers who said the most important thing they had
I got an email this week from a lawyer I coach. She told me she had submitted her resignation to the charitable board of directors and that would free up her time to focus on her more important priorities.
Her thought reminded me of two quotes. I saw the first quote this week when I
As you likely know, I love music in part because of the emotion and the story in the song. A few weeks ago I posted: Life Lessons I Learned from Harry Chapin. I rarely receive emails about posts, but I received 10 that day. I even received a telephone call from a lawyer who
I want you to use your imagination for a moment. You have a coaching session with me this week. It is our first session. You likely know that even before the session I have asked if you have a business plan and goals.
It is the beginning of the second quarter of the year, so
I have heard from several lawyers that I am a “motivational” speaker. A few years ago, the ABA Young Lawyers Division asked me to speak at their spring meeting. Specifically I was told that my task was to “motivate” the young lawyers attending the meeting. They chose the title of my presentation: