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Inverting Leadership Paradigms to Radically Increase Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement from Your Team

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No matter your title at Baker Donelson or how senior you are, you will play the role of leader at times. A leader is anyone who has the capacity to shape mindsets and behavior in furtherance of a shared goal. Moreover, even...more

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Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

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Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more

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Strategic Planning for Law Firms: Turning Metrics into Meaningful Change

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At Society 54, we believe strategy shouldn't be confined to a binder or pulled out for review only once a year. It should be actionable, dynamic, and directly tied to real-time insights into your firm's operations. In today's...more

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From Pressure to Presence: What Happens When Leaders Stop Demanding

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What if the biggest leadership breakthrough wasn’t in getting louder—but in getting clearer? In the world of law firm leadership, power often masquerades as pressure. High expectations are seen as synonymous with...more

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The Lateral Gold Rush: 5 Critical Questions Law Firm Leaders Must Ask

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The lateral hiring market is always in motion—and law firm leaders are frequently under pressure to act. But before you make your next big lateral hire, pause. You have a lot more to lose than you think. The firms that are...more

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Law Firms Must Prioritize Hiring for Curiosity and Work Ethic in the AI Era

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In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, artificial intelligence is democratizing execution across the profession. As routine tasks become automated, the qualities that differentiate exceptional legal professionals are...more

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Navigating Generational Friction in Law Firms 

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In May of 2023, I (Mike) tried to raise awareness of the challenges of navigating generational changes by focusing on the impact on partner compensation… The post Navigating Generational Friction in Law Firms  appeared first...more

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Law Firms Must Get “Unreasonable” To Win The Talent Wars

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As an adjunct legal professor, I’m fortunate to get to spend time with law students. They are smart, hardworking, and ready to make valuable contributions to the legal profession. And they’re different from lawyers of...more

Baker Donelson

Baker's Dozen: What Does Leaving a Legacy Mean to You?

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What does it mean to leave a legacy? For some, it’s about mentorship and creating opportunities for those who follow. For others, it’s about building relationships, shaping a culture of inclusion, or making a lasting impact...more

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Try To Be Better Every Day

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Let me tell you something straight – mediocrity is a choice, and excellence is a habit. I’ve spent my career watching companies rise and fall, and the one constant separator between success and failure is the relentless...more

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Make Hard Decisions to Improve Your Business by Letting Go of That Which is Not Serving You

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At the start of a new calendar or fiscal year, business leaders and professionals face a critical opportunity to evaluate which practices, policies, and procedures drive value for their organizations. This is important to...more

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Politics & Society: Should Law Firm Leaders Weigh In? - On Record PR

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel and Jennifer Simpson Carr go on record to explore the critical topic of how law firm leaders should respond to the growing expectation to comment publicly on political and social...more

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Professional Envy: Understanding and Overcoming Workplace Jealousy

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Fulton J. Sheen said, “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.” While harsh, this observation rings particularly true in competitive workplace environments, where success often breeds resentment among colleagues....more

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The Culture of Your Business Matters

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Your business has a culture whether it is conscious or not. My firm has a defined culture we call the JW Way. It is a mission statement consisting of twenty-seven fundamentals that the owners and employees strive to live by...more

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Be the Change You Want to See

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This past weekend I was reading something and saw the phrase “be the change you want to see.” I’ve heard it before and have written about the benefits of change. It struck me as I believe change and trying new things is the...more

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ALM Consulting Magazine Best Firms to Work For Industry Series Recap

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Building Exceptional Firms: From Rainmaking to Culture Building, What Makes Great Firms Stand Out? What Iconic Consulting Firms Do to Grow in a Post-COVID Era - Consulting Magazine held the “2024 Best Firms to Work For”...more

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Lead the Way, Through Women Leading the Way

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Advancing women to leadership roles is not merely a "nice-to-have" feature of your business. It also serves as something other than an employee attraction or a retention benefit. Ironically, women in leadership shouldn't be a...more

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Partner Turnover: It’s Not Just About The Money

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After 20 years in partner recruiting, I have learned from hundreds of recruiters and thousands of candidates what motivates partners to change firms. And it might surprise you to learn that money is usually far down – or...more

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Podcast: #WhyMcGlinchey? Lateral to Leadership with Kelly Lipinski [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 69]

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In this installment of the More with McGlinchey #WhyMcGlinchey podcast series, Member Kelly Lipinski talks with Director of Talent Acquisition Margeaux Roush about why she has chosen to grow her career here at McGlinchey....more

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The Case for Empathy

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Good morning. Welcome back to Scaling Greatness, a newsletter from Integreon focusing on amplifying business excellence and innovation.  Much ink has been spilled about the merits of ruthlessness in business....more

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Acceptance is Key

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Acceptance is hard. At times it is easier, but it is always a process. Frequently it revolves around a change. And we all have varying degrees of change tolerance. Our recent move tested both the ability to manage change...more

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Leadership and Beyond: Board Service as a Catalyst for Lawyer Development

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Board service provides a unique avenue for lawyers to expand their professional horizons. Lana Manganiello explains how....more

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After 35 Years, Now What’s Next for Law Firms?

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By Co-Founding Principals Susan Raridon Lambreth and Joseph Altonji Co-author Susan Raridon Lambreth wrote an article for the American Bar Association Journal (ABA Journal) in 1989 about the future of law firms over the next...more

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Do You Have A Radical Thinker On Your Team?

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When you think about radical thinkers you often think of people who inhabit the fringes of society, where their unconventional ideas are free to flourish away from the constraints of mainstream thought. You may think of...more

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Three Ways to Foster Collaboration in Your Law Firm

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At the College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference March 12 – 13, the theme was networks – collaborative, neural, professional, and more. There were many excellent presentations and the sharing in the breakout...more

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