On this President’s Day , I wanted to share some thoughts on leadership. We can learn a lot from Abraham Lincoln’s leadership style which was characterized by his empathy, humility, and ability to listen to [...]
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership – Harvey S. Firestone What gets measured gets done — Peter Drucker (and others) About a year ago, David Rosenblatt and I published [...]
What is executive presence, why is it important to your career advancement, and what can you do to build it? Those were some of the topics I discussed with John Buckley on the Counsel to [...]
Amy Katz and Nancy Reiner of the international search firm Major Lindsay and Africa have joined me for a great conversation about interviewing. Whether you are heading out on interviews as a candidate or looking [...]
How does thinking like a lawyer get in the way when you are trying to build your law practice? What about when you are trying to get the members of y our team to align [...]
We all learned the Golden Rule in school 🏫 (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you). The Golden Rule is also deeply ingrained in many religious traditions. ✡️🕌⛪☯️🛕 But if you [...]
Whether you practice in a law firm setting or in-house, at some point you may find yourself in a leadership position. Since most of us never receive training in these skills, here are some tips [...]
I hired my first business coach over twenty years ago. At that time, I was just beginning to understand the power of coaching in a business context. I have always appreciated how a coach can [...]
Eventually, every professional athlete faces the same challenges: when to retire and what to do next. For the most part, an athlete’s career is limited. Few players will be able to compete into their 40’s. [...]
In the latest episode of the Counsel to Counsel podcast, I speak with Lisa Cukier, a partner at the law firm Burns and Levinson in Boston. Lisa practices in a number of related areas including: [...]