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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Take Credit for Your Work … Or Someone Else Will
I recently attended a lovely awards dinner for accomplished women, honoring some truly powerful women attorneys and leaders in their community. A distinguished local politician made an impromptu appearance to acknowledge and praise the awardees. And oh what praise it …
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The Five-Minute Rainmaker: Experts Attract More Clients
As coach who helps people in professional services create and execute strategies to grow their business, I meet a lot of attorneys while conducting my marketing efforts. You know the drill, lots of events, introductions and chatting. My partner Karen …
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Posted in blog, Business Development
Tagged Andi Groomes, competition, Five-Minute Rainmaker, niche, rainmaking
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How Does Coaching Work?
So you have made the initial leap – you have contacted a coach and asked for support in connection with a particular challenge area relating to your work or life. What can you expect when you walk through the door …
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Posted in blog, Business Development, Career Management, Coaching, Leadership
Tagged accountability, coaching, Kathleen Bradley, motivation, peak performance, support
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Unconscious Bias and Attrition
A former associate recently sued Clifford Chance for discrimination under New York City’s Human Rights Law for discrimination based on race and gender. She claimed that the firm targeted minorities and women when it laid off six associates in November …
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Train for Your Career Like An Athlete
Lawyers need to maintain sustained high performance in the face of unceasing pressure, requiring more and more of their time and energy. Most lawyers and the firms they work for attempt to deal with this only from the neck up, …
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Posted in blog, Career Management, Coaching
Tagged balance, career development, coaching, Kathleen Bradley, performance
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Developing Attorney Skills Necessary to Succeed in a Changing Environment
You are an excellent litigator! Is that the ultimate measure of success in your firm? While your legal knowledge and technical ability is critical, in today’s environment demonstrating other highly desirable skills may very well be the deciding factor in …
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Posted in blog, Business Development, Career Management
Tagged career development, Ken Jackson, skills, value
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Our history, race and the law — a different possibility?
I recently went to a lecture entitled “Race, Law and Women’s Rights” given by Professor Gloria Brown-Marshall, Associate Professor at John Jay College (CUNY). In the talk, Professor Brown-Marshall wove a vibrant tapestry of the interaction of American law and …
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Why do lawyers hire a coach?
Law schools teach lawyers the law but they do little, if anything, to teach the skills needed to become an outstanding practitioner. Many lawyers, therefore, turn to coaches to help them acquire and develop the essential skills needed over the …
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Women Lawyers and Business Development: What can you say “Yes” to?
In speaking with other colleagues who coach lawyers I have discovered a disturbing trend. Keep in mind, I am not talking about “hard facts,” rather some very general observations. Many of us have noticed a tendency for women to cancel …
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Posted in blog, Business Development, Gender Initiatives
Tagged coaching, Karen B. Kahn, rainmaking
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The Mystery of Demonstrating Leadership
by Deborah Chambers Chima Do you find the topic of learning to demonstrate leadership fascinating or illusive? If your choice is the latter I want to help you solve the mystery. Your ability to demonstrate leadership is the secret weapon …
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Posted in Leadership
Tagged communication, Deborah Chambers Chima, leadership, relationships
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