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Archive for July, 2015

Posted In: Assessments, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Law Firm Business Development: Marketing Audits vs Go-To-Market Assessments

It’s interesting how things come in waves in this industry. For a period, we were swamped with client feedback requests, then it was

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Posted In: Business Development, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning

Trust Your Gut and Other Unconventional Wisdom for Law Firm Leaders

Two years ago I had the good fortune to experience a transformational moment in my life. At a remote location in the heart

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Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Another Year, (at Least) Halfway Through…

It’s the end of the third week in July, and at least for us in the Chicago area it seems as though we

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Posted In: Business Development

Law Firm Business Development: Lose a Client; Gain Some Perspective – The 5+ Ws

You lose an opportunity for work after spending hours on an RFP or just hours and months on the sales process. Or you

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Posted In: Legal Project Management

Should Lawyers be Project Managers?

Carla Landry and I were recently asked to write for one of the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute publications.  In doing that, we looked at

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Posted In: Business Development

Getting Commitment: Start Small, and Build

Psychologists interviewing POWs after the Korean War discovered that U.S. prisoners held in Chinese camps were much more likely than their counterparts in

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Posted In: Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy

Should You Slash Your Summer Associate Program? Quinn Emanuel Thought So.

Once a reliable pipeline for top rising legal talent, summer associate programs are coming under increasing scrutiny, with powerhouse litigation firm Quinn Emanuel

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Posted In: Business Development

Finding Career Satisfaction in Today’s Law Firms

A recent speech given by poet (yes, poet) David Whyte really emphasized the importance of being happy with yourself and in one’s career.

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Posted In: Business Development

Law Firm Business Development: Make The Most Out Of Informal Interaction

Well, the warmth has finally arrived here in New England this 4th of July weekend. Seriously. The high temperature last Sunday in Boston

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