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Law Firm Business Development: “Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty”
Although Harvey Mackay’s bestselling book by the same name focuses on networking, I submit that each of us take the notion of “digging
LawVision INSIGHTS Blog
Archive for August, 2013
Posted In: Legal Process Improvement, Legal Project Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
Wait … Who Gets to Define Value? Understanding the Need for Efficiency
My colleague, Jessa Baker, and I have discussed promoting a culture of efficiency in our last few blogs. In Jessa’s most recent blog,
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Turn One-Off Calls into Long-Term Client Relationships
Recently a client of mine called with a not-uncommon problem. The conversation went something like this. I have several clients who call me
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
Overcoming Strategic Inertia
Over many years of working in the legal industry, I have often been struck by the stark differences between firms that seem to
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Legal Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
Promoting a Culture of Efficiency via Law Firm Talent Strategy
In her most recent LawVision Insights blog, Carla Landry addressed the excellent question of whether “Being efficient means your work becomes a commodity.”
Posted In: Culture & Diversity
Selling Internally at Your Law Firm—Keys to Success
A recent Yahoo posting reminded me of something we often discuss with our individual sales coaching clients – the need for what is
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
Succession Planning – Breaking Through the Force of Inertia
I led a webinar on succession planning around key client relationships last week. The key themes from my presentation were focused on the
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Law Firm Business Development: With The Heat Comes Relief
It’s been unbelievablely hot across North America this summer, hasn’t it? Wait a minute. I think we say that every summer. Anyway, I
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3 Ways to Improve Your Email Outreach!
In discussing business development, I’m often asked, “how do I know if people are actually reading my emails?” To me, the more appropriate