“Law Two” from my article: “The Seven Immutable Laws of Change Management 2)Create a vivid picture (vision) of where this initiative leads It is tempting to be vague because then you are not committing to anything. Not committing avoids scrutiny and criticism. But without certainty, your troops cannot get excited about your change initiative. Be
The Seven Immutable Laws of Change Management (Law One)
“Law One” from my article: “The Seven Immutable Laws of Change Management (with thanks to Cameron Cooper of the Australian Law Journal where my article first appeared) Managing Partners: Why is it that your intelligent (no, make that “super intelligent”) lawyers seem to react to your change initiatives like you were asking them to drink
Fabulous Article by Bruce Marcus features 65 client teams at Akin Gump
(Click on photo for bio.) Bruce adds this terrific article to The Marcus Letter: ALL TOGETHER NOW – IT’S OUR CLIENT The Client Service Team As A Growing Phenomenon 
The article features Iris Jones who breathed life into this concept at Akin Gump. Bruce speaks very highly of her and her achievements – click on
It’s their funeral…
I am generally critical about how law firms are managed, although always out of a sense of affection and respect for my profession. Even I was shocked by what I read about the management in Dorsey & Whitney’s London office:
But old-fashioned bad management is apparently playing its part too: one partner issued an email
Clifford Chance Managing Partner Too Rusty to Return to Practice
Peter Cornell, Managing Partner, Clifford Chance I admire 53 year old outgoing Clifford Chance Managing Partner Peter Cornell for his integrity and self awareness in saying that “his skills as a lawyer were too rusty for him to return to practice” according to an article in today’s New York Law Journal by Anthony Lin titled:
Fun in a law firm? You bet!
Managing Partners start thinking of ways to harness this little philosophical gem in your firm:
Fun is not a distraction from work or a drain on our revenue; it is the very source of both our inspiration and our value. A genuine sense of play ignites our creativity, eases communication, promotes goodwill and engenders
You = Your Calendar
Thank you Tom Peters for this tidbit from a post called “Stuff
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ALL THERE IS. Damn it! I keep forgetting this! Leaving it out of presentations! Namely, a PP slide that simply reads : You = Your Calendar. THIS IS MY #1 BELIEF ABOUT MANAGEMENT. Or: “You can’t bullshit your calendar.” Or: “Your
Partner Mandi Fleiser turbo charges Grant Thornton’s “esprit de corps”!
Mandi Fleiser If esprit de corps in your office is so fantastic that you are looking for ways to suppress it, then skip this post. However if you want to see a brilliant, simple and time efficient way of enhancing it, then treat this as a mini case study. (Esprit de corps is “a feeling
David Maister updates his site
For you David Maister fans, and I will include myself in that category, David has given his site a lift complete with welcoming video. You can also sign up for a notification of his articles as he publishes them. There is a wealth of knowledge and materials there. Check it out! 
Legal Processes Destroy Leaders – Maybe That is Why It Is So Hard to Lead a Law Firm
The techniques managers use to get through a tough agenda in a business context are completely useless in a deposition. To survive the deposition, managers are trained to avoid the tactics they would have used in a business situation. Those who lead law firms are often experiencing more of a deposition environment than a business