MY 2024 Most POPULAR LinkedIn Posts.

My sincere APPRECIATION to the tens of thousands of you that have graciously viewed my various posts and 

acknowledged these as your favorites. I consider many of these as ‘RANTS” because I fully suspect that I am 

stating both facts and experience-driven observations which some readers may NOT want to hear about – 

BUT do stay tuned as there is much MORE to come.

•How Has Strategic Planning Become So PATHETIC?

“In our extensive survey of firm leaders only 18.6% were able to confidentially admit that they might have implemented ‘ALMOST all of their last strategic plan.’”
https://lnkd.in/gFY6xzEK

•Abandon Best Practices Thinking 

It continues to amuse, how in our law firm world, the RISK-ADVERSE want to know that someone else has already taken this route so as to minimize any potential downside.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_abandonbest-practices-thinking-i-was-activity-7239241517142360067-y4nV

•END Pathetic Strategic Planning - Let’s Get Real!

“You need to recognize that the more you seek to COPY other firms, the more indistinguishable you inevitably become from your competitors.”
https://lnkd.in/gXzr_Pyf

•Best Law Firm Rankings: Do Not Recognize Industry Expertise

“The 15th Edition of the “Best Law Firms” has just been released. I counted 125 different areas of practice, BUT there was NOT a single INDUSTRY Practice listed.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_best-law-firm-rankings-do-notrecognize-activity-7261003146817077248-1eZT

•Ego Exploitation: Using Pay-2-Play 

“Some examples: Conference audiences not knowing the speaker paid to present; those claiming prestigious Certification that may not be real; and those who buy social media followers.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_ego-exploitationusing-pay-2-play-this-activity-7222204455000141825-6RJA

•Private Equity Wants To Be Your New POWER Partner

“When asking Firm Leaders, ‘What might be the biggest surprise of 2025?’, no one acknowledged the disruptive inroads being made by those in the Private Equity Industry.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_private-equity-wants-to-beyour-new-power-activity-7254099579682369536-hrwK

•How Many NEW Revenue Ideas EXIST Amongst Your Partners?

“At a partners meeting, I posed FIVE questions for the group to both express their views and then VOTE upon. Try these questions out with your partners and see what responses you elicit.”
https://lnkd.in/gnq_DYFR

•Common Causes of Continued Partner Underperformance

“Many Firm Leaders seem to lose sight of the fact that it is their job to dispense tough love! Here are some common traps Leaders fall into that allow problems to continue.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_common-causes-of-continued-partner-underperformance-activity-7237444453722976257-TsTE

•NewsFlash: Harvard Law Discovers Niches!

“Unfortunately, there are 2 serious definitional problems with this Harvard Law magazine issue- these niches are not practices but Industries and they are definitely not in the emerging stage.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_%F0%9D%97%A1%F0%9D%97%98%F0%9D%97%AA%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%99%F0%9D%97%9F%F0%9D%97%94%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%9Bharvard-law-discovers-activity-7241417198919974912-VuTc

•HALT Mediocrity: Let’s Ask STRATEGIC Questions!

“To develop truly INNOVATIVE strategies – open eyes, open minds and open your next meeting with one of these TEN questions . . .”
https://lnkd.in/gyY87cNm

 •SAD Reality: There is NO Leadership Training in MOST Law Firms!

“I was frankly SHOCKED to learn that of those few firms that actually provide LEADERSHIP training to lawyers, that training is provided to . . . Associates!”
https://lnkd.in/g_aRyjbe

•Is Your Firm Disclosing The Risks Associated To Using AI?

“MIT has a new public data base that identifies 700+ AI Risks which you may need to disclose in keeping with those Outside Counsel Guidelines you agreed to.”

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjmckenna_is-your-firm-disclosingthe-risks-associated-activity-7230548318110507008-0-OR

Thank you for being a part of my journey this year. Here's to more learning and growth in 2025.

Cheers Happy Holidays!