Category Archives: Leadership and Management

Are Some of Your Partners Losing Their Mojo?

Posted on 15 November 2018 by

As a coach I meet lots of partners who are admitting to me that they are, frankly, a bit bored! They probably don’t use those words. They might not even recognise the fact themselves. But after some probing questions from … Continue reading →

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Research Findings on What Motivates (and Demotivates) Lawyers

Posted on 25 October 2018 by

I’ve asked more than a thousand lawyers over the last ten years what motivates them at work. I’ve asked lawyers across Europe, Asia and the Americas. I’ve asked lawyers in big firms and small firms. The results are somewhat consistent … Continue reading →

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Giving Feedback Using Radical Candor (or Candour for the Brits!)

Posted on 22 October 2018 by

Kim Scott tells a great story about getting feedback from Sheryl Sandberg whilst working at Facebook. It goes roughly like this… After a presentation, Sheryl said: ‘You know you say ‘um’ a lot.’ Kim, who thought she was a pretty … Continue reading →

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Partner Interview Questions to Sort the Wheat from the Chaff

Posted on 29 June 2018 by

Here is a list of penetrating questions to assess whether an existing senior associate should be made a partner. On Transition What does being a partner at this firm mean to you? Why? What do you see as your principal … Continue reading →

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The Two Workshop Process for Developing a Strategy

Posted on 27 June 2018 by

Mention that you are devising a new strategy and your staff will probably be full of dread. And cynicism! After all, the last one didn’t amount to much! Here’s my Two Workshop Process to devise a practice group strategy and … Continue reading →

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Beware Making Assumptions About Others

Posted on 19 March 2018 by

Or, why you never want to share a table with a stranger, by Douglas Adams I had the great pleasure of meeting Douglas back in the 1980’s in his flat in Islington, London. He tells the story like this… “I … Continue reading →

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The Times They Are A Changing and Firms Need Better Strategies to Cope

Posted on 14 February 2018 by

Markets are being disrupted by new technology and this is creating a new VUCA world – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Some commentators believe we are just at the start of the fourth industrial revolution. So, firms need strategies to … Continue reading →

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