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Action Absorbs Anxiety

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Every professional knows the feeling. You’re staring at a complex negotiation, facing a high-stakes client meeting, or preparing for a board meeting that could make or break your company’s future. Anxiety creeps in like fog,...more

Kilpatrick

8 Key Takeaways Strategies to Drive Influence With and Without Authority

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On July 17, 2025, Laura Miller (Winston-Salem Trademark Partner) and Colleen Bear (Talent Management Senior Manager and Coach) co-hosted Kilpatrick’s bi-monthly virtual roundtable discussion with in-house counsel....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

IR Global

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

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Speak Up, or Prepare to Be Stepped On (and Possibly Assigned to Kiddush Duty… Again)

There’s a hard truth in life, and I learned it the long, slow, and silent way: if you don’t speak up for yourself, you’ll be passed over, stepped on, and probably volunteered to clean up after someone else’s kugel spill....more

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Follow Your Curiosity

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We all struggle in business and life, trying to carve a path and do our best. A lot of us feel guilty about taking time for ourselves and following our interests. Spending time “just reading” articles that seemed tangentially...more

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Education is a Flower

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Constant and deliberate education remains the ultimate appreciating asset. Education is not a one-time transaction but rather a flower that requires ongoing nurturing, attention, and care to fully bloom. The more you learn,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

AI Toolkit for Leaders: Use Cases, Benefits and Guardrails

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If 2023 was the year of, “What is AI?” and 2024 was the year of “Be afraid of AI,” then 2025 is the year of “If you aren’t using AI, you are already behind.” That was the message of Womble Bond Dickinson’s AI Toolkit for...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Culture as catalyst: What our poll reveals about innovation in legal functions

As part of our commitment to advancing innovation in legal services, we recently asked our network: What do you believe are the most critical enablers of innovation within a legal function? The results were both revealing and...more

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Every Experience is an Audition for Your Future

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As an attorney, I often focus on the immediate task at hand – reviewing the revised document from opposing counsel, the brief due next week, the client meeting tomorrow, or the upcoming deposition. Over time I’ve learned that...more

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You Find Time to Do What Is Important to You

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I was speaking with someone recently who told me “You find time to do what is important to you” and it struck me. It speaks to all facets of life from family to business to hobbies. The list is specific to you. This statement...more

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Routine is the Enemy of Awe and Innovation

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All of us have been conditioned to worship at the altar of efficiency. I’ve watched countless people try to optimize their schedules down to the minute, transforming their professional lives into a series of predictable...more

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Investing in the Middle: Aligning the Growth of Managers with Organizational Goals

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It is common in any organization to focus on leadership at the top and on performance at the front lines. But what happens to those in the middle? While focusing on leadership at the top is important, there is something to be...more

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Generational Collaboration: The Opportunity For Law Firms In The Age Of AI

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The legal profession is stuck in the past. Most law firms still operate like they did fifty years ago. Senior lawyers assign tasks. Junior lawyers do the tasks. This is the old way....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Sunday Book Review: May 18, 2025, The Books on Engaged Training Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or...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

Jaburg Wilk

Work Hard, Play Hard: A Perspective on Life Balance

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In the competitive landscape of business, we often become consumed by working harder and longer than others as some type of badge of success. In the legal profession this comes in the form of billable hours, client demands,...more

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High Rates, Low Hours: The Future of Law Will Break Your Business Model

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For decades, law firm financial models have been built on a simple premise: people doing lots of work. The industry has functioned on the billable hour, where time is directly equated with money. It has become a universal...more

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Will Your Law Firm Exist in 5 Years?

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The legal profession is standing at the edge of a radical transformation. Technology, shifting client expectations, new business models, and the accelerating pace of change are exposing a critical question: Will your law firm...more

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A Walk with a Friend: Networking Beyond the Conference Room

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In the high-stakes world of business, happily not all professional interactions are confined to conference rooms or phone calls. Sometimes, the most transformative conversations happen during something as seemingly casual as...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Culture Crafters: Exploring Accountability and Culture in Corporate Leadership

It is always interesting when the regulators catch up to the business world. That is what has happened around corporate culture. The Department of Justice is now assessing corporate culture for any company under...more

JD Supra Perspectives

Upping Your Business Development Game is a Powerful Succession Strategy

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If the revenue now brought in by senior partners is not replaced by the time they retire, their firms will inevitably contract. David Wood looks at the importance of BD coaching...more

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Working Hard is a Requirement but Not a Guaranty of Success

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Let me tell you something about success that many people want to ignore – effort and working hard is not enough. I’ve spent my career practicing law and seen countless businesses rise and fall. Through this view I’ve noticed...more

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In Life and Business Compromise is a Hard Truth Worth Embracing

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After years of practicing law, I’ve learned one immutable truth: compromise isn’t just a strategy, it is what keeps deals and relationships alive. Every day, I watch business owners and leaders who think they can strong-arm...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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