A future-ready company comes from passionate employees who feel confident enough to work together, challenge the status quo, and deliver new insights that will delight clients and grow profits. What does it take to thrive in today’s knowledge economy? If you read commentary from the legal industry, the answer is clear: innovation. This buzzword is […]
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The topic of “accountability” anchors almost every leadership discussion I witness these days. While I hear the word accountability ad nauseum, what I see are leaders who lack the intestinal fortitude to follow through on the actions that create it. Here are the things you’re doing that are eroding accountability. Taking Control The leadership team of your organization has
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By Jay Harrington Almost everyone accepts that we are in a time of radical change in the legal industry. Demand for legal services is flat. Entrepreneurs are finding ways to leverage technology to pick away at work — from discovery to estate planning — that once was the exclusive domain of the traditional lawyer. And what
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Every company has its own corporate culture and proverbial personality. “Corporate culture” refers to a company’s general attitude, which often reflects the mindset of a company’s upper management and serves as a common premise that defines how things are done and what is valued. Company culture is an integral part of business and is no
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Recently, I was speaking with a colleague who provides contract technology training services to law firms. This woman told me about a year-long experience that she recently had with a firm and it was so universally applicable that we agreed to share it as a case study. Here are the facts in a nutshell: The
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The more we facilitate strategic planning meetings, the more we recognize the challenges that you face as a leader who is wanting to create change and a develop a new future for your organization. You may understand the importance of strategic planning (or our custom Aligned Strategy Development), but does the rest of your leadership