Category Archives: Professional Service Firms
Professional Service Firm Leadership — Do We Know it When We See It?
What is leadership? No single, commonly accepted definition for leadership exists. It seems as though everyone has a different idea of what it is and when it is or is not being properly exercised. Perhaps our default understanding of leadership … Continue reading
Heroic vs. Quiet Leadership — Part 2
How do lawyers choose their leaders—or if you read the first part of this blog posting, elect their “kings”? Factors like seniority, community visibility, share of equity, and amount of business originated certainly play a role. And while lawyers may … Continue reading
Heroic vs. Quiet Leadership — Part 1
One of the core dilemmas of leading and managing a law firm is played out in a hysterically funny scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8bqQ-C1PSE]. In the scene, Arthur, King of the Britons, encounters a couple of … Continue reading
Creative Lawyer is Not an Oxymoron
Use the phrase “creative lawyer” and many people (including lawyers) will scoff or imagine the worst. Thoughts of novel but spurious legal arguments come to mind, or examples of unethical time keeping and billing practices. At best, people may think … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
