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HUNDREDS of Articles and Media Mentions Published During the Last 2 Years
2024 (119):
Beyond Billables, Evaluating Partner Performance - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2024
Beyond Billables, Evaluating Partner Performance - interview articleCanadian Lawyer Magazine - November 2024
Business Development Does Not Stop At Attracting More Work - quoted in articleLinkedIn Post - November 2024
Key Questions Facing New Firm Leaders - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2024
What Have You Just Inherited? - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 423 - November 2024
As NEW Firm Leader: What Have You Just Inherited? - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Are You Tracking Your Client's Industry Trends? - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Are Partners Getting What They Need? - quoted in articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Quality Partner Training - The Exception or The Rule? - quoted in articleLaw Firm Disrupted Column, American Lawyer - October 2024
Your New Power Partner - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 422 - October 2024
Private Equity Wants To Be Your New Power Partner - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Listening To Firm Leaders- referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 421 - October 2024
Listening To Firm Leaders Define Their Future - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Tipping Points - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 420 - October 2024
Law Firm Leaders Weigh In - referencing BTI articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 420 - October 2024
Having Firm Leaders Take A STEP Forward - White Paper #4patrickmckenna.com - October 2024
The Biggest Unexpected Surprises for 2025 - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - October 2024
Tipping Points: Potential Opportunities - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Be Distinct or Go Extinct - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
What You Don't Expect - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 419 - October 2024
What You Don't Expect When Becoming Leader - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2024
Is Your Firm Disclosing The Risks - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2024
Leadership Illusions - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 418 - September 2024
Leadership Illusion: Needing A Vision! - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2024
Harvard Law Discovers Niches - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 417 - September 2024
NEWSFLASH: Harvard Law Discovers Niches - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2024
Common Causes of Continued Partner Underperformance - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 416 - September 2024
Common Causes of Continued Partner Underperformance - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2024
The Bizarre New Fad - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 415 - September 2024
When It Comes Time To Execute Your Strategic Plan - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - September 2024
The Bizarre New Fad in Leadership Development - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
Beware PITA Partners - referencing articleLLRX.com Weekly Digest 414 - August 2024
Blood Sweat and Billables - quoted in articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
The Top 5 Metrics Ruling Law Firm Empires - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - August 2024
Beware Any PITA Partners - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
Kicking The Tires - quoted in articlePinHawk Law Technology Digest - August 2024
Is Your Firm Disclosing The RisksI? - articleLLRX.com - August 2024
Is Your Firm Disclosing The Risks Associated To Using AI? - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
Leadership BlindSpots: What Are You Paying Attention To? - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
Do You Have a "How To Handle Me" Guide Book? - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
"I'll Make You Famous: Tell Me Everything!" - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2024
Exploring Strategic Planning Processes Even Further - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2024
Ego Exploitation: Using Pay-2-Play - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2024
Why Leadership Training Is A Waste of Money - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2024
My Most Provocative Rants of 2024 - So Far! - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2024
Exploring Niches: The Longevity Industry - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2024
Exploring Niches: Hunting Gigacorns! - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2024
Immense Challenges In Evaluating Firm Leaders - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2024
More Strategic Questions - To Interrogate Your Reality! - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2024
Top Posts of 2024 So Far - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - June 2024
Halt Mediocrity: Let's Ask Strategic Questions! - quoted in articleICYMI Weekly Digest #405- June 2024
Halt Mediocrity: Let's Ask Strategic Questions! - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2024
Being Afflicted With Strategy Viruses - quoted in articleICYMI Weekly Digest #404 - June 2024
Beware Being Afflicted With Strategy Viruses - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2024
Creating Your Unique Future - quoted in articleICYMI Weekly Digest #400 - June 2024
Strategy Is About Creating Your Unique Future! - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2024
How A Firm's Culture Can Make or Break - article excerptJason Caramanico's LinkedIn Post - June 2024
Three Free White Papers - excerptedLegal Business World Publishing - June 2024
Dissecting The Processes of Strategic Planning - articleLLRX Newsletter - June 2024
Dissecting The Processes of Strategic Planning - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2024
Law Firm Culture: What Top Leaders Are Doing To Drive Change - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - May 2024
Consider A Strategic Implementation Premortem - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Why Is Practice/Industry Team Strategic Planning Nonexistent? - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Hope Is Not A Strategy - quoted in articleICYMI Weekly Digest #400 - May 2024
When It Comes to Executing Your Plan - Hope is Not A Strategy! - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Few Law Firms Implement - quoted in articleTim Wilbur, LinkedIn Post - May 2024
All Talk, Little Action on Strategic Planning - interview articleCanadian Lawyer - May 2024
"In The Company of Leaders" Launched - quoted in articleLeaders Edge Training Newsletter - May 2024
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Toastmasters International - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Dissecting Law Firm Strategic Planning - 11 Take-Aways - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - May 2024
Is It Strategic Planning or Simply Wishful Thinking? - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Getting A Partner To Do What They Promised - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2024
Law Firm Leaders Tackling 13 Strategic Issues - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - May 2024
White Paper Excerpt - quoted in articleICMI Weekly Digest #398 - May 2024
End Pathetic Strategic Planning - Time To Get Real - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2024
Making Strategy in Big Law and Making It Work - quoted in articleLaw Firm Disrupted Column, American Lawyer - April 2024
Dissecting The Processes of Law Firm Strategic Planning - article excerptLegal Business World Publishing - April 2024
Dissecting The Processes of Law Firm Strategic Planning - White PaperLegal Business World Publishing - April 2024
How Has Strategic Planning Become So Pathetic? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
Your Leadership Legacy May Be Defined By How You Leave! - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
Real Life Examples of Innovative Leadership - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
MPs Becoming Chairs: Is This a Retiring Upward Trend? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
Why Firm Leaders Need To Stay Strategic - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2024
Merger Mania: Smart Growth or Toxic Obesity? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
How Many New Revenue Ideas Exist Amongst Your Partners? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
The Most Common Practice Leadership Problem Areas - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2024
Top Ten Signs That Your Leadership Skills May Be In Question - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2024
Where Leader's Job Descriptions Do Not Do The Job - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2024
How Do You Lead Partners More Senior? - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2024
Davis Wright Tremaine Searches for New Leader After Abrupt Exit - quoted in articleBloombergLaw.com - March 2024
The Law Firm Disrupted: Who Would Want To Manage A Big Firm? - referenced in articleLaw.com - March 2024
How High-Performance Leaders Stimulate Change - referenced articleWeekly Digest, Issue 390 - March 2024
McKenna, BTI Report IDs Top Priorities For Law Firms - articleLegalwriter.net,, Bare Bones Briefs - March 2024
The 2024 "Burning Issues" - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2024
New Book: Talent in The Legal Profession - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2024
How High-Performance Leaders Stimulate Change - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
Missing Millions in Revenues Due to Rookie Mistakes! - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
The Law Firm Disrupted: It's Lonely At The Top - quoted in articleLaw.com - February 2024
Seven Guidelines For A Co-Leadership Strategy - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2024
Firm Leader Loneliness Is NOT a Myth! - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
Becoming Firm Leader: Prepare To Be Overwhelmed! - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
Articles and Columns For January - identified my articleTechnology Investor Club, LinkedIN Post - February 2024
How Well Does Your Firm Really Know The Industries It Claims to Specialize In? - interview articleINSIDE Public Accounting - February 2024
Even the Accounting Firms Are Listening - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
How Leaders Can Really Inspire Their Colleagues - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2024
Why Some Firms Are Still Getting Pummeled on Rates- quoted in articleRichard Smith's Weekly Digest - February 2024
When It Comes to Rates Are You Meaningfully Differentiated? - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
Why Some Firms Are Still Getting Pummeled on Rates- quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - January 2024
Counter Pressure With Tech - lead article referencing White PaperLaw Technology Digest - January 2024
The 2024's Burning Issues - articleLLRX Blog - January 2024
Revisiting: Working Harder or Working Smarter?- articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
Burning Issue: Will You Work Harder or Smarter?- articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
The Law Firm Disrupted: Working Harder or Working Smarter?- quoted in articleLaw.com - January 2024
Sad Reality: There is NO Leadership Training in Most Law Firms! - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
The Law Firm Disrupted: Feeling Good About 2024 - quoted in articleLaw.com - January 2024
2024's Burning Issues - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
The 2024 'Burning Issues' Confronting Firm Leaders - White PaperLegal Business World Publishing - January 2024
The Latest Law Firm FAD: Co-Leadership - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2024
When a Firm Leader Has to Let Go! - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2024
2023 (89):
My 2023 Most Popular LinkedIn Posts - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2023
Trying To Identify Leadership 'Traits' is Nonsensical! - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2023
Successor Faces Challenge of Replacing An 'Icon' - quoted throughout articleBloomberg Law, Business and Practice - December 2023
Is It That Time of The Year: To Offend Clients? - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2023
When A Leader Has To Let Go - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2023
Best Leaders Get Black+White Feedback - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2023
Contributing to Next-Gen Leader Burnout - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2023
Some Provocatively Inspiring Leadership Thoughts - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2023
Watch Those In-House Counsel Lawyers - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2023
The Bright Side of Leadership Succession - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2023
I Don't Do Telephone! - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2023
Practical Advise For Those Navigating An Industry Specialization - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2023
Should A Firm Leader Select Their Successor? - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Stop With The Visionary Leadership BS - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Leadership Questions For Reflection - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Beware: Generative AI's Dark Side - republished articleBest Articles, Law Technology Digest, Weekend Summary - October 2023
When Your Area of Industry Specialization Falters - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2023
Why So Many Industry Focused Efforts Are Pathetic - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Prospering From Having An Industry Focus - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Recognizing Star Potential - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2023
Beware: Generative AI's Dark Side - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
Why You Fail At Motivating - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
Growing Leaders From Within - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
Excellence Is Always Worth The Effort - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
Examining The Inner Workings of Law Firm Leadership - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - September 2023
Working to Build Mind-Share - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
Is It Time For Hunting Sacred Cows? - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2023
How to Run a Law Firm - quoted in articleUS News & World Report - August 2023
Here's to Slobification, Down with Traditionalists! - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2023
What Would It Be Like to See Into The Future? - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2023
Procrastination is the Graveyard of Broken Dreams! - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2023
A.I. May Prevent Lawyers From Worshipping Golden Idols - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2023
Law Firm Leadership Reflections - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2023
Why A Whole Lot More Law Firm Leaders Will Be Steeping Down - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - July 2023
Why Law Firm Leaders Are Stepping Down - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2023
Are You Trending Towards Becoming Obsolete? - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2023
Practice Leadership Problem Areas - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2023
Practical Advice for Those Who Have The Responsibility - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2023
What is The Job of Being Firm Leader? - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
Examining The Inner Workings of Law Firm Leadership - articleXXLR.com - June 2023
Why Are New Firm Leaders Not Better Prepared? - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
Examining The Inner Workings of Law Firm Leadership - White PaperLegal Business World - June 2023
Examining The Inner Workings of Law Firm Leadership - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
Lack of Job Description Creates Confusion for Firm Leaders - quoted in articleLAW360.com - June 2023
"It's Lonely At The Top" - quoted in articleAmericanLawyer.com - June 2023
Five Questions That Invariably Confront New Firm Leaders - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2023
Caution: Three Unintended Consequences of Leadership Horseraces - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
Becoming Firm Leader Is Often A "Sink-Or-Swim" Exercise! - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
New Survey Shows: Most Firm Leaders Exit Without Any Parachute - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2023
'Founders Syndrome' Befalls Firms Seeking Transition from First Gen Leadership - featured in articleAmericanLawyer.com - May 2023
A Failure To Decentralize - quoted in articleAmericanLawyer.com - May 2023
There Is No Continuing Success Without Succession - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
New Survey Shows Most Firm Leaders Exit Without Any Parachute - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
Potential Recession Is Not Law Firm Leaders' Biggest Worry - quoted in articleLaw 360 - May 2023
Recession Ranks 3rd - quoted in articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - May 2023
New Survey of Firm Leaders - co-authored articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
Recognition: Your Most Powerful Leadership Tool - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
Fostering A Skill-Building Culture - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - May 2023
The Power of Client Endorsements - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2023
Law Firm Leaders: Contributing To Lawyer Well-Being - articleBloomberg Law, Law Firm Leadership Column - May 2023
Ask The Right Questions As A Leader - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
When You Have Made A Mistake - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2023
Law Firm Leaders: Get The Behavior You Tolerate (Part 2) - articleBloomberg Law, Law Firm Leadership Column - April 2023
Are You Suffering From Infobesity? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2023
Law Firm Leaders: Secret For Staying Grounded - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2023
Some Undeniable Truths About Change - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2023
How Well Do You Really Know Your Fellow Partners? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2023
Critical Questions Concerning Industry Specialization (Part Two) - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2023
Leadership Reflections - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2023
The Alphabet of Teamwork - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2023
Law Firm Leaders: Get The Behavior You Tolerate (Part 1) - articleBloomberg Law, Law Firm Leadership Column - March 2023
Critical Questions Concerning Industry Specialization (Part One) - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2023
Critiquing Your Strategic Plan - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2023
A Leadership Lesson Worth Remembering - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2023
How Good Are You At Tracking Trends in Your Client Industries? - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2023
Law Firm Leaders: Get the Most From Your Firm's Business Development Team - articleBloomberg Law, Insights - February 2023
Are You Versed in How AI is Changing Your Client Industry? - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2023
A Firm Leader Challenge: Staying Strategically Focused - articleBloomberg Law, Law Firm Leadership Column - February 2023
If You're A New Firm Leader: Avoid Making These Mistakes - articleBloomberg Law, Insights - February 2023
Is Your Firm Future Ready? - Conference informationLinkedIn Post - February 2023
Getting Lawyers To Focus on Client Industries - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2023
Becoming Firm Leader: A Dose of Reality - articleBloomberg Law, Law Firm Leadership Column - January 2023
Why Are You Hiding Your Expertise? - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2023
10 Law Firm Strategic Planning Traps To Avoid - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - January 2023
The Power of Client Endorsements - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - January 2023
Why Don't They Know The Difference Between Practice & Industry Groups? - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2023
Are You Fostering A Skills Building Culture? - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2023
Revisiting My Most Popular Prescriptive Posts of 2022 - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2023
My LegalEvolution Articles - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2023
Should Lawyers Lead On Their Own Performance Reviews? - articleLLRX.com - January Issue 2023
2022 (115):
It Has Been Quite The Year - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2022
The (AI) Art of Delegation - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2022
Why Are We Allowing Partners To Do The Same Old Schtick? - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2022
Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders & Influencers in 2023 - featured in articleThinkers360.com - December 2022
The Power of Client Endorsements - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - December 2022
My LegalEvolution Articles - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2022
Having Practice/Industry Group Co-Leaders - Why It Rarely Works! - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2022
Business Succession Plan with Germain St-Denis - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2022
Law Firm Leadership Evaluation Criteria - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - December 2022
Do You Know How to Bring About Change? - articleMagazine for Legal Operation Professionals - December 2022
Should Firm Leaders Take The Lead on Their Own Performance Review? - articleLegalEvolution.org - December 2022
An e-Mailed Greeting - You Shouldn't Have!- articleLinkedIn Post - November 2022
When Are You Going to Get Your Industry Focus Together? - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2022
10 Fatal Traps That Explain Why Law Firm Strategic Plans are D.O.A - articleLLRX.com - November Issue 2022
10 Fatal Traps That Explain Why Law Firm Strategic Plans are D.O.A - articleLaw Technology Digest - November 2022
10 Fatal Traps That Explain Why Law Firm Strategic Plans are D.O.A - articleLegalEvolution.org - November 2022
Those Who Focus on Industries in 2023 Will Make Impactful Gains - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2022
What Am I Doing To Help My Team Become More Relevant? - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2022
Agile Leadership: Navigating the Double-Bind - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - November 2022
What Am I Doing To Make Myself More Relevant? - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2022
Agile Leadership: Navigating the Double-Bind - articleLegalEvolution.org - October 2022
The Reemergence of Branding - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2022
On What Basis Is Your Firm Considered Special? - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2022
How To Add Value As A Real Leader - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2022
Client Interest Before Self Interest - ALWAYS! - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2022
Learning About Law Firms, Part II - quoted in articleLegalEvolution.org - October 2022
Lagging Demand and Layoff Fears Give Firms Leverage Over Talent - quoted in articleAmericanLawyer.com - September 2022
Ensuring Follow-Through on Partner Promises - referenced articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
Will Biglaw Firms Use Layoff Fears - referenced articleAboveTheLaw.com - September 2022
Ensuring Follow-Through on Partner Promises - articleLegalEvolution.org - September 2022
7 Rules of Engagement for High Performing Law Firms - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - September 2022
Vertical Farming - Offers Lucrative Legal Micro-Niches - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
Getting REAL Client Feedback: Brace Yourself For The IMPACT! - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
The Space Industry - Offers Lucrative Legal Micro-Niches - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
Developing REAL Client Relationships: Your Source of Strategic Advantage! - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
Reputation Is a NON-Renewable Resource - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
Green Banks - A Lucrative Legal Micro-Niche - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2022
The Highest Performing Teams Have Rules - referenced articleLLRX.com - August 2022
9 Critical Questions Regarding Industry Specialization - articleLegal Business World - August 2022
The Highest Performing Teams Have Rules - articleLegalEvolution.org - August 2022
Why Not Break Out of Your Tired Old Meeting Routine - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2022
3 Phrases That Could Derail Your Leadership - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2022
You Never Win By Imitating Competitors - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2022
Where Leadership Training Falls Short - referenced articleLLRX.com - August 2022
Where BigLaw Leadership Trainings Falls Short - referenced articleWeekly Newsletter, Thinkers360 - August 2022
Retreats Can Be a Great Time To Ask Stupid Questions - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2022
Where BigLaw Leadership Trainings Falls Short - referenced articleLegal Practice Intelligence - August 2022
People Follow Your Example - Make it Meaningful - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2022
Where Leadership Training Falls Short - articleLegalEvolution.org - July 2022
What Should Industry Team Leaders Be Responsible For? - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2022
Being A Leader is Actually All About Relationships - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2022
Leadership Reflections for the Remainder of 2022 - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2022
Why Many Leaders Are Unknowingly Delusional! - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2022
The Most Lucrative Growth is Industry Focused - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2022
Fostering a Skill Building Culture - articleCBA PracticeLink - June 2022
Amplify Your Leadership Communications - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2022
Assessing Whether You Have an Effective Industry Focus - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2022
Sharing Leadership - referenced articleLLRX.com - June 2022
Beware The Zombie Client - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2022
Sharing Law Firm (or Law School) Leadership - articleTaxProf Blog - June 2022
Co-Leadership - referenced in articleLaw Technology Digest - May 2022
Sharing Law Firm Leadership: NOT for the Faint of Heart - articleLegalEvolution.org - May 2022
Beware the 2022 INFLATION Tsunami - Part Two - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2022
Would You Rather Be a Leader or a Manager? - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2022
Being a Category of One - articlePM Magazine [UK] - May 2022
Launching a New Industry Team - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2022
Women Business Owners and the Industries They Favor - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2022
How Well Does Your Firm Really Know The Industries It Claims to Specialize In? - interview articleINSIDE Public Accounting - May 2022
Target the Industries Within the Industry - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2022
One-On-One Coaching (Part 2) - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2022
"First Among Equals" Nominated for Recognition Award by Thinkers50 LinkedIn Post - April 2022
Do You Know What Pressures Your Client Faces? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2022
You Claim to Have Industry Practices - But Who Are You Kidding? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2022
What it Really Means for Law Firms to be Industry Focused - interview articleCanadian Lawyer Magazine - April 2022
Transform Your Strategic Intentions Into Tangible Actions - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - April 2022
Fostering A Skill Building Culture: Start by learning from your clients - articleCBA National Magazine - April 2022
More Firms Crediting Industry Focus for 2021 Record Results! - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2022
One-On-One Coaching (Part 1) - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2022
A Special Thanks To Those Endorsing My New Book - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2022
Are You Investing In Any New Emerging Practices? - articleLinkedIn Post - April 2022
5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking - articleLaw360 - April 2022
What Makes Focusing On Industries So Difficult - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
How Can We Stand Out in a Highly Competitive Legal Market? - articleLegal Practice Intelligence - March 2022
Lucrative Emerging Industry Micro-Niches I'm Watching - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
The Mindset of a Good Industry Focused Lawyer - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
Dealing With Partners Who Do Not Want to Play on an Industry Team - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
Conversation with the Father of BTI Consulting - interview Of Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2022
Will You Be Seen As Just Another Vendor - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2022
It's All About Industry: New Book Makes The Case For Change - book review articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2022
Are Your Rates in Keeping With Industry Standards? - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
Cross Selling: The Ever-Persistent Wet Dream Strategy - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
You Thought You Displayed Thought Leadership - Think Again! - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
I'm Not Sure What To Make of This - Do You? - articleLinkedIn Post - March 2022
Synthetic Biology May Disrupt Your Client's Industry - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2022
How Integrated Are You in Your Client's Industry - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2022
Should Lawyers Have An Ethical Obligation to Be Efficient? - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2022
Going The Next Step: Multidisciplinary Industry Teams - articleLegal Business World Publishing - February 2022
Industry Specialization - Current Readership over 12,000Legal Business World Publishing - February 2022
Patrick McKenna has a terrific new book - quoted in articleLawtomatic Newsletter - February 2022
How Industry Specialization Can Help Firms Get Ahead - quoted in articleLaw360.com - February 2022
Will BigLaw Embrace Nonlawyer Boards of Advisers? - quoted in articleLaw360.com - February 2022
A Journey Through The Fatal Flaws of Strategic Planning - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2022
Industry Specialization Can Help Firms Get Ahead - articleLinkedIn Post - February 2022
How Industry Specialization Can Help Law Firms Get Ahead - quoted in articleLaw360.com - February 2022
Are Law Firms Catching On to Value of Outside Perspectives? - quoted in articleAmericanLawyer.com - January 2022
Claiming To Be Full Service Doesn't Work - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2022
Will More Law Firms Follow This Example? - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2022
Rare Move in BigLaw: Reed Smith's Advisory Board - quoted in articleAmericanLawyer.com - January 2022
Industry Specialization: Making Competitors Irrelevant - new book announcementLegal Business World Publishing - January 2022
Do You Know The Biggest Mistake Many Firms Are Making Today? - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2022
The Big Four Are COMING For You - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2022
Alterity ADR Appointment - article / announcementLinkedIn Post - January 2022
6 Goals We All Need to Obsess Over - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2022
Let's Kick Ass in 2022 - articleLinkedIn Post - January 2022
The Most Lucrative Growth is Industry Fcoused - articleLegal Business World - January 2022
2021 (51):
Part 1: (Topsy Turvey) Demand for Legal Services (279)- referenced throughout articleLegalEvolution.org - December 2021
REVISITING: A Shockingly Unimpressive Impact - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2021
Beware a 2022 Inflation Tsunami - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2021
Making A Shockingly Unimpressive Impact - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2021
Can Business Schools Really Help You Develop Leaders? - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2021
Leadership Horse Races Rarely End Well! - articleLinkedIn Post - December 2021
Fundamental Mistakes of Leadership Training - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2021
An Explosive Legal Micro-Niche: FinTech - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2021
There is No Vaccine for a Lack of Leadership - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2021
Identify Potentially Lucrative Legal Micro-Niches - articleLinkedIn Post - November 2021
Memo To Firm Leader - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2021
Where Your Industry Group Initiatives Really Fail - articleLegal Business World - November 2021
Why Did Lawyers Ever Adopt the "Transactional" Label - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2021
No Such Thing As Visionary Leadership - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2021
Thought Leadership Research Results - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2021
Great Lesson on Stress - articleLinkedIn Post - October 2021
Here are 4 Coaching Questions Every Leader Should Be Asking - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2021
What Is A Leader? - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2021
My 6 Most Popular Articles This Year - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2021
What High Performing Group Leaders Do: Coach Partners One-On-One - WhitePaperLegal Business World - September 2021
More Strategic Thought Provokers - articleLinkedIn Post - September 2021
Beware of Best Practices - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2021
Some Strategic Thought Provokers - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2021
Be ORIGINAL Rather Than Imitating Competitors - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2021
Be Dominant Somewhere Rather Than Mediocre Everywhere - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2021
Unintended Consequences of Being Addicted to Commodity Work - articleLinkedIn Post - August 2021
Focusing on Efficiency and Commodity Work Will Have You Seen As Just Another "Vendor" - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2021
How Innovative Firms Are Harnessing Young Lawyers' Ideas to Gain a Competitive Edge - featured in articleLaw.com - American Lawyer - July 2021
How Do I Get My Litigators to Focus on Client Industries? - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2021
Claiming To Be Full Service Is An Exercise in Irrelevance - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2021
Getting Big Law Partners to Buy In On Strategy & Innovation - featured in articleLaw.com - American Lawyer - July 2021
Contrasting the Nice Leader and the Effective Leader - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2021
Can Law Firm Leaders Benefit From Having Advisory Boards? - articleLegal Business World - July 2021
The Most Lucrative Growth is Industry Focused But Only If You Get Granular - articleLinkedIn Post - July 2021
Why Aren't Law Firms Bringing In Outside Directors? - featured in articleLaw.com - American Lawyer - June 2021
9 Reasons Why Law Firm Strategic Plans Are So Pathetic - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2021
What High Performing Groups Do (Part 2) - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2021
What High Performing Groups Do (Part 1) - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2021
Why Aren't Law Firms Bringing In Outside Directors? - quoted throughout articleLaw.com - June 2021
Where [Practice/Industry Group] Leadership Training Fails - articleLinkedIn Post - June 2021
Is Your Industry Group Monitoring Trends - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2021
Why Law Firms Need Non-Executive Directors - articleLinkedIn Post - May 2021
Lessons Law Firms Can Learn from Today's Tech Behemoths - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2021
Fixing Firm Compensation Models - co-authored articleLegal Business World - April 2021
Redefining Thought Leadership - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2021
Positive Change - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2021
The Leadership Dilemma Law Firms Face Amid COVID-19 - quoted in articleLeadership Posting - Law360 February 2021
Effective Strategy Often Requires Being First - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2021
Learning Faster Than Your Competition Can Be Your Strategic Advantage - articleLegal Business World - February 2021
Why Basic Industry Expertise Won't Suffice - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2021
When A Leader Needs to Confront Underperformance - articleLegal Business World - January 2021
2020 (52):
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Business Strategy - ranking recognitionThinkers360 - December 2020
Influencer Marketing Survey Results Report - acknowledged contributorThinkers360 - December 2020
Ineffectiveness of Large Practice Groups - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2020
How Effective Leaders Delegate - articleLegal Business World - November 2020
15 Innovation Questions To Ask Yourself - articleLinkedIn.com - November 2020
When Your Industry Suffers a Downturn - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2020
Your 6 Step Plan to Get Ahead of the Pandemic - co-authored articleBTI 'The Mad Clientist' Newsletter - October 2020
Missteps New Firm Leaders Make - articleLegal Business World - October 2020
25 Quotes to Jump-Start Your Innovative Mindset - articleLinkedIn.com - September 2020
Thought Leadership Outlook Survey Report - acknowledged contributorThinkers360 - September 2020
Lessons BigLaw Could Learn From BigTech - articleLinkedIn.com - August 2020
Evaluating Your Performance As Firm Leader - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2020
Effective Leaders Are Not Necessarily Nice! - articleLinkedIn.com - August 2020
Becoming Firm Leader: How Difficult A Job It Can Actually Be - articleLegal Business World - August 2020
Are You Getting Minutes From Group Meetings? - articleLinkedIn.com - August 2020
Suffering Obsolescence (Part 2): Are You Fostering A Skill Building Culture? - articleLinkedIn.com - August 2020
Suffering Human Capital Obsolescence: Partners Doing The Same Old Schtick! - articleLinkedIn.com - July 2020
Is Your Industry Group Monitoring Trends - articleLinkedIn.com - July 2020
The Equity Crowdfunding Micro-Niche - articleLinkedIn.com - July 2020
You Can Harness Innovation (Part Two) - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2020
The Social Media Influencer Micro-Niche - articleLinkedIn.com - July 2020
Embrace Thought Leadership As Your Industry Group's Strategy for Growth - articleLegal Business World - July 2020
Get Your Industry Focus In Sync - articleLinkedIn.com - June 2020
Enough With The Visionary Leadership BS - articleLinkedIn.com - June 2020
Big Industry Groups Suck! - articleLinkedIn.com - June 2020
With Competitive Strategy: Beware of Best Practices - articleLinkedIn.com - June 2020
Clients Want Firms That Know Their Industry - co-authored articleLegal Business World - June 2020
How As A Firm Leader You Can Harness Innovation - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2020
What To Do When Your Chosen Industry Falters - articleLegal Executive Institute - May 2020
Scanning The Future First - article in BookArk Group Publishing - May 2020
Future Growth is In Focusing On Industry Expertise - article in BookArk Group Publishing - May 2020
Monitoring Client Industries & Planning for the Pandemic Aftershock - articleLegal Executive Institute - April 2020
Effective Strategy Often Requires Being First - articleLegal Business World - April 2020
Steps Your Firm Can Take to Make Your Industry Focus Effective (Part Four) - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - April 2020
How 25 Client Industries Are Impacted - article noting McKenna's workThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - April 2020
Industry Should Be THE Critical Component of Your Firm's Strategy (Part Three) - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - April 2020
More BigLaw Frms To Cut Partner Draws - interview commentaryAboveTheLaw.com - April 2020
AmLaw Top 50 Firm Cuts Partner Compensation - interview commentaryLaw360.com - April 2020
AmLaw 200 Firm Reduces Partner Distributions - interview commentaryAboveTheLaw.com - April 2020
Five Strategy Viruses - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2020
Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Muliply - interview commentaryLaw360.com - March 2020
Hanging Up The Crown - articleCBA National Magazine - March 2020
New Insights from Managing Partners on a New Kind of Crisis - co-authored articleThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - March 2020
Are You Ready For "The Social Distancing Recession? - articleLinkedIn.com - March 2020
A Thought Leader & Influencer Interview with Patrick J. McKenna - interviewThinkers360.com - March 2020
Clients Value You Having a DEEP Industry Focus (Part Two) - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - March 2020
Firms Now Use Industry Groups - article noting McKenna's workThe Mad Clientist Newsletter - February 2020
Having A Real Industry Focus - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - February 2020
Having Your Groups Firing On All Cylinders - articleLegal Business World - February 2020
The Rise Of The Micro-Niche - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2020
Are You Interested In Getting To The Future? - articleThinkers360 - Weekly Digest - February 2020
Leading Requires Understanding Different Styles - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2020
2019 (33):
Esports: A Profitable Niche Area - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2019
The Art of Leadership - cover articlefivehundred (Legal 500 Magazine) - November 2019
How As A Firm Leader You Can Harness Innovation - articleLegal Business World - November 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche: Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine - articleLegal Executive Institute - November 2019
The Digital Transformation Practice - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2019
Getting It Done - articleCBA PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - September 2019
Lessons For New Leaders In Where To Invest Their Time - articleLegal Business World - September 2019
Preparing The Next Generation of Lawyer Leaders - expert commentaryThe Legal Intelligencer - September 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche: Synthetic Biology - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - September 2019
The Lawyer's Guide to the Future of Practice Management - Book ChapterArk Publishing - September 2019
8 Action Points To Implementation - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2019
Strategy Innovation: Getting To The Future FIRST - 240-Page eBookLegal Business World - July 2019
Consultants and Recruiters Name Nation's Best Law Firm Leaders - article commentaryOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche: Deep Learning - co-authored articleLegal Executive Institute - July 2019
The Art of Leadership Succession - 260-Page eBookLegal Business World - June 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche: Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing - articleLegal Business World - June 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche: The AgTech Practice - articleLegal Executive Institute - June 2019
Basic Building Blocks for Prompt Innovative Action - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche Practice: Climate Change (Part 2) - articleLegal Executive Institute - May 2019
Evaluating Your Performance As Firm Leader - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2019
Trends in Pricing and Pitching New Legal Work - expert commentaryIntapp.com Blog post - April 2019
Managing Legal Change Initiatives: Strategic Approaches to Introducing Change - articleJD Supra - April 2019
Hit The Ground Listening & Other Tips For New Leaders - articleNational Magazine (Canadian Bar Association) - April 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche Practice: Climate Change (Part 1) - articleLegal Executive Institute - April 2019
When It Comes Time To Instigate Change - 50-Page eBookLegal Business World - March 2019
Practical Advice For Those Who Manage - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche Practice: Digital Transformation (Part 2) - articleLegal Executive Institute - March 2019
Lucrative Micro-Niche Practice: Digital Transformation (Part 1) - articleLegal Executive Institute - February 2019
Technology Inspired Micro-Niches - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2019
When Your Strategic Plan Needs To Get Implemented - articleLegal Business World - February 2019
A Lesson From The Accountants - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2019
Conducting A Strategic Review versus A Strategic Plan - articleLinkedIN Column - January 2019
Strategic Challenges That New Firm Leaders Face - articleLegal Business World - January 2019
2018 (40):
Innovative Metrics to Stimulate Innovative Action - articleLegal Business World - December 2018
Metrics To Stimulate Innovative Action - articleLinkedIN Column - December 2018
Strategic Challenges - article (chosen by Readers Panel)Legal Business World (#8 Dutch e-mag) - November 2018
Legal Leadership: A Handbook For Future Success - book article contribution Ark Publishing - 2018
Every New Innovation Can Look Like A Failure In The Middle - ArticleLinkedIN Column - November 2018
Two Types of Legal Innovation - Article about my workProfessor Bill Henderson's Legal Evolution Blog (071) - October 2018
Advent of the Legal Practice Micro-Niche (Part 2) - ArticleLegal Executive Institute - October 2018
Advent of the Legal Practice Micro-Niche (Part 1) - ArticleLegal Executive Institute - October 2018
Everything You Know Has An Expiration Date - ArticleLinkedIN Column - October 2018
Ten Advantages To Having An Independent Advisory Board - co-authored ArticleCBA PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - September 2018
Inspiring Leaders Connect With The Heart and Mind - ArticleLinkedIN Column - September 2018
New White Paper: The State of Law Firm Leadership - ArticleLinkedIN Column - August 2018
The State of Law Firm Leadership - White PaperThomson Reuters
Should Your Leadership Build A Brand- co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2018
Leadership Lessons From The Trenches - ArticleLinkedIN Column - July 2018
Disruptive Agent- articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2018
Leadership Lessons From The Trenches - 120-page downloadable e-BookLegal Business World - June 2018
FrontBurner - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2018
Do You Help Your Colleagues Feel Like Winners? - ArticleLinkedIN Column - June 2018
Succession Traps - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2018
Scrape the Barnacles Off Your (Leader)Ship - ArticleLinkedIN Column - May 2018
Evolution of Blockchain And Its Impact On Your Clients - ArticleLegal Executive Institute - April 2018
Unlocking The Blockchain Enigma - articleGlobal Legal Post - April 2018
Publicly Contested Horse Races Don't Usually End Well - ArticleCBA PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - April 2018
Law Firm Strategic Planning - ArticleCBA PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - April 2018
Be A Star Catcher: Discover The Best in Others - ArticleLinkedIN Column - April 2018
Playing Both Sides: Facing the Harsh Truth of Law Firm Service Duality - contributorThe Legal Intelligencer - March 2018
Strategic Planning: Report On The State of The Art - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2018
Advice For The New Firm Leader (Part 2) - articleLegal Executive Institute - March 2018
Avoid Tolerating Mediocrity - ArticleLinkedIN Column - March 2018
Lost Causes and Other Thorny Issues - book article in "Tackling Partner Underperformance, 2nd edition"Ark Publishing - 2018
Advice For The New Firm Leader (Part 1) - articleLegal Executive Institute - February 2018
Focus Your Leadership On Innovation - ArticleLinkedIN Column - February 2018
The Legal Institute for Forward Thinking: Legal Trends, Observations and Predictions for 2018 - contributorForbes.com - January 2018
2018 Will Be The Year Firms Explore Micro-Niches To Better Serve Clients - articleGlobal Legal Post - January 2018
Transitioning Leaders - Why Firms Get It Wrong - articleGlobal Legal Post - January 2018
Macfarlane Avoids Election for Senior Partner - expert commentaryGlobal Legal Post - January 2018
Critical Moments - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2018
Your Firm Can NEVER Be Something The Leader Is Not - ArticleLinkedIN Column - January 2018
The Fearless Leader's Advisory Board - White PaperThomson Reuters
2017 (45):
Developing Your Growth Strategy: Seeking Clear Blue Water - COVER ArticleLegal Business World - November-December 2017
Survey of The Legal Industry's Most Admired Leaders - co-Authored ArticleForbes.com - December 2017
Creative Cauldrons - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2017
Leaders Accumulate Incremental Victories To Make Monumental Progress - ArticleLinkedIN Column - December 2017
More Leadership Transition Misfires- ArticleGlobal Legal Post - November 2017
Why Law Firm Leaders Should Embrace The Limelight - interview commentaryLaw360.com - November 2017
As A Leader People Follow Your Example Not Your Advice - ArticleLinkedIN Column - November 2017
Few Law Firm Leaders Are Admired - interview commentaryGlobal Legal Post - October 2017
Should Law Firm Leaders Build A Personal Brand? - ArticleLegal Business World - October 2017
Publicly Contested Horse-Races Don't Usually End Well - ArticleGlobal Legal Post - October 2017
Leadership Imperatives: Five Challenges - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2017
True Leadership Requires Being An Enthusiastic Change Agent - ArticleLinkedIN Column - October 2017
Challenges Inherent in Assessing Firm Leader Performance - ArticleCBA PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - September 2017
The Best Leaders Ask Really Good Questions - ArticleLinkedIN Column - September 2017
Proactive Leadership - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - August 2017
Six Great Leadership Nuggets I've Overheard - ArticleLinkedIN Column - August 2017
Petty Tyrants - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2017
Prescription for the Best Practice Group Manager- interview commentaryLegal Management Magazine - July-August 2017
Systemic Obstacles - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2017
Money Matters So Set a Structure for Law Firm Leader's Pay - Interview commentaryOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2017
Sound Leadership Counsel in Six Words - ArticleLinkedIN Column - July 2017
Law Firm Leaders Survey: Law Firm Strategic Planning and Deployment - co-Authored ArticleForbes.com - June 2017
Get Your Clients to Do Your Talking - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2017
Becoming A Visionary Law Firm: Developing Board Foresight - co-Authored ArticleLegal Business World Magazine - June 2017
Preconditions To Setting Up Your Own Advisory Board - ArticleLinkedIN Column - June 2017
Becoming Fearless: Facing Uncertainty in The Legal Market With Confidence - Interview commentaryThomson Reuters WhitePaper - May 2017
When Two Must Work As One: The Challenges in Sharing Leadership - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - May 2017
The 2017 Agenda - co-Authored ArticleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2017
How Having An Advisory Board Can Add Value - ArticleLinkedIN Column - May 2017
Law Firm Strategy Survey - co-authored articleCBA, PracticeLink for Law Firm Leaders - April 2017
Giant Steps - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2017
3 Ways Midsize Law Firms Can Narrow The Fee Gap - Interview commentaryLaw360.com - April 2017
Manage The Disruption When Leaders Leave - ArticleLinkedIN Column - April 2017
How You Can Really Differentiate Your Practice - ArticleLegal Business World Magazine - March 2017
The Challenges Inherent in Assessing Law Firm Leader Performance - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - March 2017
Qualities of Leaders You Want On Your Team - ArticleLinkedIN Column - March 2017
Law Firm Leaders Survey: Top Strategic Initiatives Of 2017 - co-Authored ArticleForbes.com - February 2017
Why Law Firm Chairs Shouldn't Pick Their Successor - ArticleBig Law Business (bol.bna.com) - February 2017
Riches In The Niches - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2017
The Mystique of Understanding Industry Clients - ArticleLegal Business World Magazine - February 2017
Real Leadership Lessons From Real Leaders - ArticleLinkedIN Column - February 2017
Challenges of Leadership - articleAssociation of Legal Administrators Newsletter - January-February 2017
What Leadership Messages Are You Sending? - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - January 2017
Why Annual Performance Appraisals Don't Work - ArticleLinkedIN Column - January 2017
Recruitment Analytics - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2017
2016 (24):
True Grit - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2016
The Five Challenging Paradoxes of Firm Leadership - Article in DutchLegal Business World Magazine / Editie NEDERLAND - November 2016
Addressing Performance Issues - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2016
The Five Challenging Paradoxes of Firm Leadership - ArticleLegal Business World Magazine - November 2016
Bad Actors Present Challenges For Leadership - co-Authored ArticleForbes.com - October 2016
Note to Law Firm Bullies: Your Managing Partner is Afraid of You - Interview CommentaryLaw.com - October 2016
Managing Partners Hesitant to Keep Law Firm Bullies in Check - Interview CommentaryThe Global Legal Post (Editor's Pick) - October 2016
Bullying, Lack of Respect, Me First Law Firms - Interview CommentaryLegal Business World Posts - October 2016
Having The Vision Thing: The Myth of Visionary Leadership - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - October 2016
Bolder Blueprints - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - September 2016
Lead or Manage: What Should a Practice Leader Actually Do? - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - September 2016
Solving The 'Commitment Drift' Frustration - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - August 2016
Crucial Period - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2016
Involving Law Firm Leaders In Selecting Their Successors - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - July 2016
Critical Timing - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2016
When A Firm Leader Hangs Up The Crown - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - May 2016
Inducing Change - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2016
The Disruption in Transitioning to a New Firm Leader - Thought Leadership ColumnAmericanLawyer.com - April 2016
How Effective Leaders Must Delegate - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2016
The Disruption in Transitioning to a New Firm Leader - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - April 2016
Strategic Allocation - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2016
Effective Leadership Requires Critical Reflection - articleLeaders Excellence Journal - February 2016
Disinterested Counsel - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2016
Effective Leadership Requires Critical Reflection - articleLegal Business Insider newsletter [UK] - February 2016
2015 (41):
Throwback Thinking: Predicting The Future of the Legal Profession - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - December 2015
Happy New Year? Annual Law Firm Leaders Survey - Cover article - interview contributionAmerican Lawyer magazine - December 2015
Leadership Brand - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2015
Membership Is A Contact Sport - article Association of Corporate Executive Coaches Newsletter - Winter 2015
On Being Effective As A Practice Leader - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - November 2015
Defining Industries - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2015
Patrick McKenna becomes the first quasi-NED of a US law firm - InterviewManagingPartner.com [UK] - October 2015
When Leaders Need to Help Underperformers - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - October 2015
Subsidizing Innovation - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2015
Self-Aware Lawyers Will Be The Law Firm Leaders of the Future - Interview contributionManaging Partner Magazine [UK] - October 2015
The Value in Developing A Leadership Brand - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - September 2015
Regionally Honored Leader Grows Partnership - commentary of my First 100 Days programOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - August 2015
The Delicate Relationship Between Firm Leader & COO - articleManaging Partner Series Newsletter, Thomson Reuters- August 2015
The End of Partnership? Fundamental changes turning firms from collegial to corporate - interview contributionABA Journal - August 2015
A Game-Changing Litigation Technology Trend - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - July 2015
6 Tips For Lawyers Moving Into Firm Management - interview contributionLaw360.com - July 2015
Firm Strategy: Understanding Industry Dynamics [Part One] - article Bloomberg BigLaw Business (bol.bna.com) - July 2015
When Is A Partner Not A Partner? - article contributionBeatonCapital.com [Australia] - July 2015
Strategic Accountability - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2015
Admitting You're Wrong - co-authored article American Lawyer magazine - June 2015
Where Do You Spend Your Leadership Time? - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - June 2015
A Response to Harvard Study on Collaboration - article Bloomberg BigLaw Business (bol.bna.com) - June 2015
4 Ways You Can Become Your Client's Favorite Firm - interview contributionLaw360.com - June 2015
The Leadership Succession Process: Identifying, Developing, Electing - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2015
Succession Strategies - a critique of my Changing Of The Guard bookOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2015
Mistakes To Avoid As A New Firm Leader - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - May 2015
Breaking Down Barriers to Collaboration - commentaryHarvard Business Review - May 2015
Patrick McKenna On How New Managing Partners Can Avoid Being Blindsided - Feature InterviewManaging Partner Magazine [UK] - May 2015
Why Law Firms Need Non-Executive Direcotrs - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - May 2015
A Key Performance Issue - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2015
Going All In On Industry Group Model - interview contributionOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - May 2015
Competitive Plagiariam - articleLaw Firm Leaders - CBA PracticeLink Newsletter - April 2015
When Firm Leaders Transition - articleLaw Firm Leaders - CBA PracticeLink Newsletter - April 2015
A Few Critical Strategic Questions - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - March 2015Leadership Truths We Don't Talk About - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2015
The Most Effective Leaders Pay Attention To Relationships - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - March 2015
Grand Inquisitors - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2015
The Delicate Relationship Between Firm Leader and COO - Thought Leadership ColumnLegal Executive Institute - February 2015
Keep An Open Mind on Psychometric Testing - interview contributionOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2015
Best Practices For Managing Major Lateral Investments - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - January 2015
The Big Boys Make $10 Million. And You? - Cover article - interview contributionAmerican Lawyer magazine - January 2015
2014 (18):
2013 (26):
2012 (17):
2011 (23):
Consulting Peers Over A Demographic Cliff - interview contributionConsult Magazine - December 2011What Is The Ideal Compensation Arrangement For Managing Partners? - articleCBA PracticeLink For Law Firm Leaders - November 2011
On The Subject of Strategic Focus - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - November 2011Low Return - co-authored articleAmerican Lawyer Magazine - November 2011Proactive Strategy - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2011
The Challenge of Sharing Leadership - Chapter in bookThe Future of Legal Services: Expert Analysis, ARK Publishing - October 2011Another Namby-Pamby Client Panel - blog articleLegal OnRamp.com - October 2011What Is Your Organization's Flavor? - Chapter in bookImplementing an Effective Change Management Strategy, ARK Publishing - September 2011
Confronting The Underperforming Partner - articleSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - September 2011Advice To A Leadership Successor - articleSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - July 2011Suceed Before You Fail - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2011Hurdles To Executing Your Strategic Plan - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - June 2011Recipes For Disaster - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - June 2011Where Leaders Stumble - articleManaging Partners Forum e-newsletter - June 2011The Trend Toward Having Co-Managing Partners - articleCBA PracticeLink For Law Firm Leaders - June 2011Common Causes of Poor Performance - Contribution to bookThe Extraordinary Managing Partner: Reaching The Pinnacle of Law Firm Management - John J. Michalik - May 2011Leadership Indices - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - April 2011Consider A Strategic Planning Premortem - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - March 2011Past Is Prologue - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - March 2011Can We Establish Some Sensible Codes of Conduct? - Contribution to bookStrategy Development For Practice Group Leaders, ARK Publishing - February 2011 Getting Partners To Follow Your Lead - Contribution to bookStrategy Development For Practice Group Leaders, ARK Publishing - February 2011Signal What You Value - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, February 2011Signal What You Value - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog - January 2011
2010 (25):
The State of Law Firm Leadership - articleManaging Partner Forum - e-Newsletter, December 2010Where Leaders Stumble - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, December 2010The Art of Politics: Handling Partners - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, November 2010What Future Law Firm Leaders Will Need - primary nterview contributionABA Journal - Law News Now, November 2010Evaluating Your Performance As A Managing Partner - practice management columnCBA PracticeLink, Law Firm Leaders Edition - Canadian Bar Association, October 2010Advice For Those In Support Positions - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog, September 2010The Demand Side of The Market Is Not Demanding - articleLegal OnRamp, September 2010Strategy Viruses - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, August 2010How Managing Partners Can Get the Truthful Input They Require - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, August 2010Solving Common Meeting Problems - co-authored articleVSAE Association Press, Society of Association Executives, August 2010Are You Being Afflcted With Strategy Viruses? - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog, July 2010The Decision to Stop Reporting PPPs - interview contributionOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, July 2010Modifying Actions & Attitudes to Enhance Geographical Integration - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, July 2010Rules of Engagement - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, June 2010Rules of Engagement - practice management columnSLAW, Cooperative Legal Weblog, May 2010Uniting A Divided Firm - co-authored articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, April 2010The Leader's Role In Integrating Laterals - co-authored articleCBA PracticeLink, Law Firm Leaders Edition - Canadian Bar Association, April 2010The New World Order - co-authored articlePSF Journal - Issue 4, March 2010Leading Change - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, March 2010Mission Impossible: Getting Your Partners to Follow Through - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, March 2010The Leader's Role in Integrating Laterals - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, February 2010Service System - co-authored articleAmerican Lawyer Magazine, February 2010Getting Your Partners To Follow Through - articleLaw Practice Digest - JD Supra Newsletter, January 2010Future Firm: Making The Switch To An Alternative Fee Model - article co-authorAustralasian Law Practice Journal, January 2010What Price Leadership? - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, January 2010
2009 (39):
Looking Ahead To 2010 - input to articleJD Supra.com, December 2009Measuring Practice Group Performance - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, December 2009
Future Firm: Making The Switch To An Alternative Fees Model - article co-authorAustralasian Law Practice Journal, December 2009The Partnership Track: A Blind Race - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, November 24, 2009Is Your Compensation System A Problem? - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, November 17, 2009Partner Compensation & The New Value Reality - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, November 11, 2009If You Pay For Hours, You Get Hours - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, November 3, 2009When Their Priorities Replace Yours - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, November 2009
Tune Into Your Client's Radio Station - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, November-December 2009Measuring Practice Group Performance - co-authored articleCBA PracticeLink, Law Firm Leaders Edition - Canadian Bar Association, November 2009Future Firm: How To Set Prices Under A Fixed Fee Model - article co-authorAustralasian Law Practice Journal, November 2009Against The Odds: Keeping Morale Up - article co-authorOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, October 2009Evolving Toward Alternative Billing - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, October 14, 2009Value-Focused Fees Is No Longer A Question of Whether or Why Not - But When - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, October 8, 2009Wannasbes, Pretenders and the Real Deal - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, September 29, 2009Time For Alternative Fee Arrangements - article co-authorLos Angeles Daily Journal, September 22, 2009Future Firm: Keeping Morale Up - article co-authorAustralasian Law Practice Journal, September 2009Skating Ahead of the Puck - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, September-October 2009Shoes To Fill: Daunting Expectations - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, August 2009
The Era of Layoff Malpractice - articleLawDragon.com - Special Report, August 2009Meager Progress - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, July 2009The Secret Sauce: Distinct Is Better - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, July-August 2009Leadership Transitions: Seven Steps To Ensure Success - articleLaw Practice Magazine, July-August 2009The Anxieties and Seduction of Leadership - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, June 2009The Last Act - articleDigest - JD Supra Newsletter, May 2009The Tensions Of Leadership - Chapter ContributionFoundational Success (CAPS Publishing, 2009)Recipes for Recovery: Girding Up for Protracted Adversity - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, May 2009Small Marketing Steps With Big Impact - interview contributionABA General Practice magazine, April - May 2009Tenure Trap - articleAmerican Lawyer Magazine, April 2009What Are Your Assumptions Going Forward - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, April 2009Local Leadership - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, April 2009Term Limits - articleAddendum, Newsletter for Law Firm Leaders - Canadian Bar Association, Spring 2009Evaluating And Compensating Firm Leaders- co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, March 2009Seven Questions To Ask Yourself As The Economy Worsens - articleCCCA Magazine, Spring 2009Marketing Your Merger - articleLawDragon.com - Special Report, March 2009Unexplored Country: Handling the Boomers' Approaching Retirement - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, February 2009Managing Through A Prolonged Downturn - articleDigest - JD Supra Newsletter, January 2009Critical Advice For The New Managing Partner - An Interview with Patrick McKennaInside Public Accounting Newsletter, January 2009You Again? Dealing With The Chronic Complainer - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, January 2009
2008 (37):
Managing Through A Prolonged Downturn - articleInside Public Accounting Newsletter, December 2008On The Glory Of Being Managing Partner - articleLaw Practice Magazine, December 2008The Crystal Balls Are Fogged: Reflecting On The Impacts of Economic Adversity - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, December 2008What Should You Do Now? A Rountable Discussion on the Economic Turmoil - interview contributionLaw Practice Today - online newsletter, November 2008Effective Management Strategies For Practice Group Leaders - Chapter Contribution(Ark Publishing, 2008)
Take Time To Be Inspiring - articleDigest - JD Supra Newsletter, November 2008Managing Through A Prolonged Downturn - articleLawDragon.com - Special Report, November 2008How Shareholders Can Remain Shareholders - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, November 2008Reflecting Upon The Impact Of Economic Adversity - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, November 2008Should You Double Team 'Em At The Top? - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, October 2008Avoid Commodity Status - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, October 2008A Time For Inspiration - articleCCCA Magazine, Fall 2008A Portrait Of The Profession - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel 700, 2008 - 2009 Edition, Aspen PublishersAlumni Marketing - quoted throughout articleMarketer - Society For Marketing Professional Services, October 2008How To Deal Effectively With Chronic Complainers - co-authored articleAddendum, Newsletter for Law Firm Leaders - Canadian Bar Association, Fall 2008Maneuvering In The Downturn - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, September 2008How To Integrate Diverse Personalities in Teams - quoted throughout articlechiefexecutive.com, The Academy for Chief Executives, September 2008Clarifying Role and Communications with Office Managing Partners - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, August 2008Painful Necessity - co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, August 2008Q&A: Leadership Strategy - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - July-August 2008Submissive Beggar or Objective Expert: Determining Real Needs - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, July-August 2008
You Get What You Deserve - articleCCCA Magazine, Summer 2008Deciding To Downsize - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, July 2008Where New Leaders Spend Their Time - articleLawDragon - Special Report on 100 Managing Partners You Need To Know, Summer 2008Having Performance Standards - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, June 2008Beware The Obstacles To Executing Your Plans - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, June 2008Dealing With A Chronic Complainer - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, May 2008Persistent Power: Study On Elite Law Firms - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, May 2008
Passing The Baton: The Last 100 Days - E-Book and MonographArk Publishing, 2008Double Team At The Top - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, April 2008Get More Value From Your External Counsel - articleCCCA Magazine, Spring 2008Taking Charge: New Managing Partners Face Concerns - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, April 2008Preparing For The Worst - co-authored articleManaging Partner Magazine - US Edition, March 2008Tough Love - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, March 2008Eliminate Barriers to Switching - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, March 2008Europe Braces for Class-Action Litigation - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, March 2008Be a Creator of Best Practices - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, January - February 2008
2007 (25):
Your Next Managing Partner: Succession Planning Strategies - quoted throughout articleLaw Practice Magazine, December 2007Successful Transitions: The New Managing Partner - articleAddendum, Newsletter for Law Firm Leaders - Canadian Bar Association, Fall 2007 How to Create a Sense of Urgency - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, December 2007Measuring A Firm's Culture - quoted throughout articleLaw Times, November 26, 2007Firms Continue To Break Ground in New Markets - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, October 2007Through Your Client's Eyes - articleCCCA Magazine, Fall 2007The Tensions of Leadership: Learning To Balance The Ends - feature articleLaw Practice Magazine, September 2007Making The Most of Client Advisory Boards - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, September 2007The First 100 Days [Part Two] - articleWLG Connections, The World Law Group, Summer 2007For Serious Excitement, Welcome New Voices - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, July - August 2007Top Law Firm Managing Partners Identify Their Most Admired Peers - quoted throughout articleLaw Office Management & Administration Report - July 2007Making The Call Can Bring Magic - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, June 2007The First 100 Days [Part One] - articleWLG Connections, The World Law Group, Spring 2007Three Firm Leaders Come Out All-Stars in Peer Survey - quoted throughout articleThe Recorder (AmLaw) - April 30, 2007What Is Your Skills-Building Strategy? - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, April - May 2007
An Interview With Patrick McKennaOnlineLegalMarketing.com - Spring 2007
Differentiation' from Those Who Gave Us the Concept - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, April 2007The Metrics System: How To Create Your Legal Department's Performance Metrics - articleCCCA Magazine, March 2007Law Firm Leaders Define the Transformative Forces - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, March 2007How To Ask for the Business - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, March 2007Managing The Future - quoted throughout articleCBA National, January - February 2007Demonstrating How Your Firm Has Delivered Value - co-authored articleWLG Connections, The World Law Group, Winter 2007I Predict . . . - Management Column articleLegal Week [UK], January 25, 2007Survey of Consultancies - quoted throughout articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, January 2007Quantify To Communicate Real Value - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, January - February 2007
2006 (40):
Enhanced Focus on Key Clients Yields Resultsarticle covering my keynote CBA Conference presentationLaw Times, December 21, 2006
What Is Your Succession Strategy? - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, December 2006Compelling Testimonials - feature articleLegal Marketing Magazine [UK], December 2006The Peak of Innovation - articleCBA National, December 2006Boom Times: Law firms ride the energy industry wave - quoted in cover articleCBA National, December 2006Testimonials As A Differentiation Tool - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, November 2006First Impressions Count - Management Column articleLegal Week [UK], November 2, 2006Law In Business: The Short Century - Management Column articleLegal Week [UK], October 26, 2006When You Absolutely Must Provide a Discount - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, October - November 2006Practice Perfect - co-authored articleWLG Connections, The World Law Group, Fall 2006Managing the Multidimensional Organization - co-authored articleAccountingWeb.com, October 2006How To Organize The Modern Firm - co-authored articleIBA Daily News (Chicago Conference), September 21, 2006Mergers In The Legal Profession - Chapter contribution Managing Partner Best Practice Book Series (Ark Group - 2006)Selecting Your Next Managing Partner - articleLaw Firm Management, International Bar Association Newsletter, September 2006First 100 Days: Transitioning A New Managing Partner - E-BookNXT Books, 2006What Is Your Competitive Advantage? - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, July - August 2006The Road To Innovation: 10 Steps To Enhancing Innovation In Your Firm - articleInnovAction Magazine, Inaugural Issue (online publication), Summer 2006Managing Client Satisfaction by Defining and Delivering Value - co-authored articleWLG Connections, The World Law Group, Summer 2006Articulate Stretch Goals - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, June 2006Burning Issues For Partners - article Australian Law Management Journal, Summer 2006 Innovation Unbound - articlePartner Advantage Advisory, May 2006 Client Service Minus The Platitudes - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report, May 2006 Selected Readings - Management Of A Practice - Chapter contribution American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA - 2006)Marketing Mergers To Clients - articleManaging Partner Magazine (UK), May 2006Internal Effectiveness Is Not Strategy - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, April / May 2006Three Action Plans Toward Client Partnership - co-authored article (Part Three)RainToday.com, March 29, 2006A Deeper Understanding of Your Clients - co-authored article (Part Two)RainToday.com, March 22, 2006Tell Us What You Want: The Art of Managing Client Expectations Begins With a Series of Questions - quoted extensively throughout articleABA Journal, March 2006Thought Leadership Through Publishing: Proactively Marketing Your Book, An Interview With Patrick McKenna RainToday.com, March 2006It Is Not About You - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, March 2006Putting Your Client Service To The Test - co-authored article (Part One)RainToday.com, March 15, 2006Taking It To The Board - Management Column articleLegal Week [UK], March 9, 2006Selecting A New Managing Partner - articleNew Jersey Lawyer, March 7, 2006The Business Impact of Writing A Book - quoted throughout research reportRainToday Published Report, 2006Fight Established Routines - strategy columnLaw Practice Magazine, January / February 2006Putting Relaxation Back Into Firm Retreats: Loosening Up the Lawyer Mind quoted in articleLaw Practice Magazine, January / February 2006How Law Firms Seek To Distinguish Themselves - quoted in articleOf Counsel Newsletter, January 2006A Challenge They Can Not Resist - quoted in article with David MaisterManagement Information Strategies Magazine (Australia), February 2006Burning Issues: Exploring Hot Topics For Law Firms in 2006 - Cover ArticleLegal Management - January-February 2006What's Your Agenda? - Management Column articleLegal Week [UK], January 12, 20062005 (23):Are Lawyers or Accountants Better Marketers, and Why Does It Matter - quoted in articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - December 2005Choosing New Leadership (Part 2) -- articlePartner Advantage Advisory -- December 2005Bringing Outside Voices In: Having An Advisory Board - articleLaw Practice Today, December 2005 / http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/home.htmlState of the Profession - A Tier-by-Tier Survey - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2005Choosing New Leadership (Part 1) -- articlePartner Advantage Advisory -- November 2005Energize Your Meetings - co-authored articleBetriebs Berater -- Kanzlei & Management Special (Germany) -- October 2005Selecting Your Next Managing Partner - articleLaw Practice Today, October 2005 / http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/home.htmlKeep Your Clients: Managing And Cultivating Client Relationship - co-authored articleRainmaker Report, October 2005 / and www.raintoday.comOvercoming Barriers That Destroy Teams -- Cited in articleHarvard Business School Working Knowledge Newsletter - October 2005Passing The Baton -- articleLegal Week [UK] - October 6, 2005Changing Of The Guard -- articleLegal Week [UK] - September 29, 2005First Among Equals -- Featured in book review articleEuropean Business magazine - September 2005How Professional Service Firms Compete To Win -- articleConsulting to Management Magazine - September 2005What's Keeping Law Firm Leaders Up at Night? -- Highlights of survey and Quoted in articleLaw Office Management & Administration Report newsletter / and Law Firm Leadership e-Report - September 2005Give Them A Challenge They Can't Resist -- Cited in articleHarvard Management Update, Vol.10, No. 9 - September 2005Manage Your Clients' Expectations - co-authored articleRainmaker Report, Volume 1, Number 3 -- August 2005 / and www.raintoday.comMaking Practice Groups Work -- Quoted extensively throughout articleCanadian Lawyer magazine - August 2005How Client-Focused Are You Really? - co-authored articleRainmaker Report, Volume 1, Number 1 -- June 2005 / and www.raintoday.comResolving Interpersonal Conflicts - co-authored articleCorporate Lawyer (NZ) -- Summer 2005Practice Group Management: What's Not to Like. - Web Blog Featurewww.bmacewen.com -- March 2005Marketing Hurdles: Get Over Them! -- contribution to Cover ArticleLaw Practice Magazine -- March 2005Counseling Underperformers - co-authored ArticlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - February 2005The Quest For Seamless Service - co-authored Feature ArticleACC Docket (the Association of Corporate Counsel) Magazine - January 20052004 (20):Learn To Love Your Lawyer - Quoted in articleINC - The Magazine For Growing Companies - December 2004Developing Strategic Direction - co-authored Cover ArticlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - October 2004New Awards Trumpet Innovation Within Legal Profession -- Quoted in articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2004Winging It . . . A Profile of Today's Managing Partner - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - October 2004What They Do (and How They Do It - Cover ArticleLegal Management Magazine - September - October 2004Tips From The Top! Ask The Experts! - contributorLaw Practice Magazine - September 2004Primary Forms of Partner Resistance - articlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - September 2004Beyond Surveys - Management Column ArticleAmerican Lawyer Magazine - September 2004Implementing Your Strategies - Cover ArticlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - August 2004Leadership and Teams - co-authored articleCorporate Lawyer (NZ) - Winter 2004Why Change: The Challenge of Implementation - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2004Genuine Client Focus - articleManaging Partner magazine (UK) - June 2004Getting To The Future First -- Cover ArticleLaw Practice Magazine -- June 2004Understanding What Your Clients NeedManagement Consulting News.com, Newsletter -- May 2004Understanding Client NeedsLawFuel.com -- April 2004Innovation In Legal Services -- Quoted in articleLaw Talk (Australia) - 16 February 2003How To Be A Winning Coach - co-authored articlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - February 2004The Next Step . . . Firm Strategy and Industry Clusters - articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - February 2004New Ways of Managing Professional Firms -- co-authored articleLaw Practice Magazine-- January-February 2004Implementing Strategic Initiatives - Cover ArticlePartner Advantage Advisory Newsletter - January 20042003 (13): "How to Lead Professionals" - quoted in articleCBA National - December 2003"Energize Your Meetings" - co-authored articleCanadian Manager - Winter 2003"First Among Equals" - subject of Book ReviewCommercial Lawyer (UK) - November 2003"The World Next Door" -- Quoted in article concerning global law firm networksCBA National - November 2003"Understanding Client Needs" -- co-authored articleOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - November 2003"More Ideas for Firm Retreats" -- co-authored articlePartner Advantage Advisory -- September 2003"The Art of Brainstorming: Getting the Best from Your Group's Collective Thinking" -- articleInternational Bar Association Committee 10 News -- August 2003"How Groups Help You Compete" -- co-authored articleCanadian Manager -- Summer 2003"Consensus-Building Retreats" -- co-authored articlePartner Advantage Advisory -- August 2003"New Survey Reflects Growing Trends" -- Quoted in cover article concerning Fortune 1000 clientsOf Counsel, The Legal Practice and Management Report - July 2003"How to Help Underperformers" -- co-authored articlePartner Advantage Advisory -- July 2003"Teach Old Dogs New Tricks" -- articleNational Law Journal -- February 17, 2003"Building Team Trust", - co-authored articleConsulting to Management -- January 2003