The Leadership Issue | December 2015
In this issue of ABA Law Practice Today:
It's more obvious than you'd think. How including everyone in leadership improves a firm's bottom line. Achieving goals through effective leadership. Using contextual leadership, firms are better prepared to manage tumultuous times. How to make the uncomfortable task of giving feedback manageable and effective. How to drive fear out of law firms and become better at learning. How the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) helps build future bankruptcy bar leaders. Rainmakers don’t always make the best leaders. Can leadership become a firm-wide value?” Law firms can learn much about leadership (and lack of it) from the corporate world. The first ABA Lead Law preaches and teaches lawyer and law firm leadership skills. In our December roundtable, a panel of experts share how they've navigated the profession during a time of great change. How Janice Brown of Brown Law Group makes it rain. HBCU law schools are hosting "Talk2Ten: An HBCU Law School Online Career Fair" in January. How your litigation experience can translate into leadership. Matt Faustman says lawyers should embrace non-traditional offices and technology to become more efficient. Tom Bolt highlights the strides the Law Practice Division is taking to help lawyers become leaders.The Most Underutilized Tool in a Leader’s Tool Box
The ROI of Collaborative Leadership
Six Quick Tips on Being a More Effective Leader
Leadership Development for Today’s Changing World
Three Small Steps to Killer Feedback
The Law Firm as a Learning Organization
NCBJ Program Connects and Educates the Next Generation of Bankruptcy Attorneys
Making Leadership a Core Value
Rejuvenating Corporate Leadership Principles for Law Practices
The Inaugural ABA Lead Law: A Review
Leading in a Time of Profound Change
Making it Rain: Practical Tips from Those Who Do—Janice Brown
HBCU Law Schools: An Overlooked Resource in the Diversity Pipeline
Transforming Your Litigation Skills into Leadership Skills
Meeting Client Demands for Faster, More Efficient Service
From the Chair