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Tag Archives: leadership
Motivation and Morale in the “New Normal”
The economic downturn that began in 2008 has had a profound and wide-ranging impact on the legal profession. As law firms have struggled to adapt to this “new normal,” they have begun to question and change the traditional ways they …
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Leadership Effectiveness Means Staying Centered
Leading ourselves and others in our practices isn’t always easy. Maintaining our focus and balance is critical—and entirely up to us as leaders. Here’s what we know: Our workplaces are becoming more stressful and placing greater demands on our time …
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Collaborative Leadership THE Leadership Style for the 21st Century
In 2005, Thomas Friedman coined a phrase that described the ease with which organizations and individuals all over the world can access and communicate with each other: “flat.” “In the flat world,” he stated, “more and more business will be …
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Posted in blog, Leadership
Tagged communication, Karen B. Kahn, leadership, leadership development
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Boomer Women Lawyers have Needs Too!
“Why are many senior women lawyers reluctant to help younger women lawyers? They exist in a world of their own and won’t join the women’s initiative and activities. Why is that?” I was asked these questions by some younger women …
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Posted in blog, Gender Initiatives
Tagged Baby Boomer, Boomers, generational diversity, history, Karen B. Kahn, leadership, midlife, relationships, women attorneys, women partners
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Effectively Communicating During Adverse Times
In a moment of candor I must admit there have been times in the past when I have been guilty of using poor communication. To be clear, these moments had nothing to do with using proper English. The situations I …
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Posted in blog, Career Management, Coaching, Leadership
Tagged communication, Deborah Chambers Chima, leadership, self awareness
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Large Law’s Most Neglected Resource
When consulting to managing partners and law firm leaders, one of the biggest problems currently facing many law firms is the problem of succession. Who will be the firm’s next leader? While the average large corporation may take 15 years …
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Posted in blog, Executive Lawyers, Leadership
Tagged CEO, law firm leader, leadership, Mark Sirkin, Office Managing Partner, succession
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“Men Don’t Change Over the Age of 29!”
That’s what a finger wagging managing partner said to me when I suggested that he invest in developing the leadership skills of his partners before I do what he was asking me to do — deliver a very expensive leadership …
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Posted in blog, Career Management, Coaching, Leadership
Tagged Alan Deutschman, change, Change or Die, Kathleen Bradley, leadership, leadership development
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How the #*?%@ Do I Convince My Partners to Invest in Leadership Development?
OK. We’ve made the business case for leadership development to the managing partner, and we’ve had a long chat about who leaders are, what they do, and the results they get. He is convinced. Now comes his real challenge as …
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Posted in blog, Executive Lawyers, Leadership
Tagged Kathleen Bradley, leadership, leadership development, leadership skills, training
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What Results Does A Leader Get?
In the previous postings we looked at the personal attributes and the behaviors of effective leaders. Of course, no combination of these matter much unless the leader actually achieves results. The primary metric by which law firms measure their results …
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Posted in blog, Leadership
Tagged collaborate, communication, Kathleen Bradley, leadership, McBassi White Paper, metrics, profitability, self awareness, values
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“What” Does a Leader Do?
In the last posting, we talked about “who” a leader is. Equally important to a leader’s effectiveness, is “what” he actually does. Business scholars have actually been able to measure the types of leadership behaviors that result in superior organizational …
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Posted in blog, Leadership
Tagged change, collaborate, communication, innovate, inspiration, Kathleen Bradley, leadership, McBassi White Paper, vision
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