Blogs are a great big zero and you shouldn’t waste your time. After all, only a few people on the fringe even look at them. Yes, Senior Partners, Managing Partners, Executive Directors, Department Heads, Practice Group Heads, CMO’s, CIO’s, “C whatever O’s”, insert your faces deep into the sand, “ostrich-style”, for blogs are a passing
Law Firms and Fantasies
Fantasies, Dreams & Goals
A fantasy is something you love to think about but you don’t expect to happen. A dream is something you believe might happen, some day. A goal is something you’re committed to make happen, supported by an action plan you are implementing. (from today’s One Sentence Journal by Larry Anderson)
Leading the Canadian Law Firm in the 21st Century
Canadians: Mark your Calendars now and plan to attend this exciting inaugural Canadian Bar Association (CBA) event from September 15-17, 2005 in Halifax.
Intense competition, rapid technological change, demanding expectations of clients and changing attitudes of lawyers and staff are realities in the operation of today’s law firms. As a leader, your priority is
Seth Godin takes us to 1827: Brownian Motion
Take a look; Seth may be onto something – he may have indeed offered us a way of referring to the behavior of some of the members of most law firms. Besides, I love physics and the use of its principles as metaphors for things that are otherwise extremely hard to describe.
The Massacre of Frank Sinatra’s Reputation
Exhibit One: 
Count out 70,000 of your crispest $50 bills for me – I need you to have $3.5 million in cash ready by the time you finish reading this so you will know first hand how big a briefcase you’d need and how heavy that briefcase would be… so you’ll know whether you could
Brand isn’t about the sizzle; it’s about a better steak.
Andy Havens in his Legal Marketing Blog explains this quite well. Do yourself a favor – have a look!
Teasers:
Now… if you’re a family law practice, you want a brand that says, “We’re careful, we’re delicate, we’re sensitive to the emotional nature of these matters and we want to help you get through them
DUPONT LEGAL HONORS KILPATRICK STOCKTON
DuPont Legal recently announced that it is honoring Kilpatrick Stockton LLP as one of a select number of firms receiving this year’s “Meeting the Challenge” award, according to dBusiness News in Atlanta, but why? Here’s a clue:
In particular, Kilpatrick Stockton is acknowledged for its: * Outstanding legal services and results in all areas
Leadership or Management (Lion or Lamb)?
Bruce MacEwan, in his blog, Adam Smith, Esq., posted a fascinating question yesterday: Is Leadership Management?
It’s worth your time to read both Bruce’s commentary and access the Harvard Business School article he references: Great Managers Understand Their People
Food for thought: In most law firms today, the Managing Partner does not have the authority
David Maister presents “Management Missing in Action”
David Maister is presenting a webinar at 12:00 Noon, Eastern Time, on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, called ‘Management Missing in Action’.
Seminar Overview:
Professional firms all have the same goals and strategies: go after the (obvious) key clients in (obvious) key market sectors and stress (or claim) obvious things: excellence, teamwork, client service and so
Law Firm Stress – is there a safe way to reduce it?
Stress in the legal profession is off the Richter scale – many great lawyers are turning to unhealthy ways to find inner calm. If you need a daily dose of sanity to help you stay (or get) centered, look at the One Sentence Journal.
It’s author, Larry Anderson, was my client when I was