Simon Sinek Bishop Desmond Tutu Leadercast is an event held in Atlanta, Georgia each spring. It is simulcast live to locations all over the world (and this year the portion with Bishop Desmond Tutu was simulcast back to Atlanta from South Africa). Unless I have an ABA meeting to attend during the week […]
I had the opportunity to attend the Managing Partner Forum in Atlanta Georgia on Thursday May 8, 2014. This event is the one event that I know of, held each year, where law firm managing and executive committee partners from all over the country come together and primarily learn from each other, and from experts, […]
Moving Beyond the Charge of Rudeness to an Environment of Cooperation and Understanding A few weeks ago, during the NCAA Basketball tournament, I heard an XM Radio interview (I cannot recall if it was on ESPN or some other station) of Rick Pitino, coach of Louisville Cardinals. He was discussing his leadership style, specifically answering questions regarding […]
I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to experience, and learn about, leadership this past week. On behalf of the ABA Law Practice Division, and as a member of a North Carolina delegation of bar leaders, I participated in ABA Day in Washington, DC. As representative of the ABA and State Bar associations, participants […]
It might be one of the first words that most of learn to say as a child. But for some reason it becomes so difficult to say…….. a simple NO. As Lawyers, we like to tell people Yes. We like to say yes to helping others in dealing with their legal issues, we like to […]
I was a cross country runner when I was in high school in the mid 1970’s. Our team was good, but I certainly was not the best runner on the team. Generally, I was always somewhere in the middle, never quite making it into scoring position. Our team was known as being one of the […]
Welcome to the Strategic Legal Leadership Blog. My hope is that I can help lawyers to be better leaders in the practice of law, and in their professional lives. Being a lawyer is about leading others in a positive way. It is primarily about influence. One of the most basic definitions of leadership is simply […]