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PROFICIENCIES
BRAINMATTER
CRUSADES
CONTACT
BLOG: Leadership Rants
Creations
Articles & White Papers
Insights
Lessons From Insightful Friends
Strategy
Confidant and Advisor To Firm Leaders
First 100 Days MasterClass
Practice Group Leadership Training
Advisory
Retreat Offerings
The LAB: Leadership Advisory Board
Adventures
Gigs & Endorsements
Captured In Print
Representative Clients
Co-conspirators
Participants and Testimonials
Acknowledged Amongst Top 50 Global Thought Leaders
E-MAGAZINES:
International Review Magazine - Spring-Summer 2020
International Review Magazine: Fall-Winter 2019
International Review Magazine: Spring-Summer 2019
International Review Magazine: Fall-Winter 2018
International Review Magazine: Spring-Summer 2018
International Review Magazine: Fall-Winter 2017
International Review Magazine: Spring-Summer 2017
International Review Magazine: Fall-Winter 2016
International Review Magazine: Spring-Summer 2016
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2015
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2015
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2014
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2014
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2013
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2013
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2012
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2012
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2011
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2011
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Fall 2010
McKenna's International Review Magazine - Spring 2010
Innovation In The Practice of Law (COLPM, 2006)
E-BOOKS:
Industry Specialization: Making Competitors Irrelevant
When It Comes Time To Instigate Change
Leadership Lessons From The Trenches
The Fearless Leader's Advisory Board
Passing The Baton: The Last 100 Days (Ark Pub, 2008)
First 100 Days: Transitioning A New Managing Partner (NXT Book, 2006)
beyondKNOWING (IBMP, 2000)
Herding Cats (IBMP)
MANAGEMENT:
Becoming Firm Leader
The Disruption In Transitioning To A New Firm Leader
Analyzing A Leadership Candidate's Strengths
How Effective Leaders Delegate
The Value in Developing A Leadership Brand
How New Managing Partners Can Avoid Being BlindSided
The Leadership Succession Process
When Job Descriptions Don't Do The Job
Recovering From A Leadership Misstep
When Firm Leaders Transition
The Question of Partner Compensation Guarantees
Firm Leadership Is NOT For Wimps!
Exploring The Dark Side: When Leaders Overuse Their Strengths
Are You Getting The Minutes From Your Practice Group Meetings?
Are You Developing A Star Culture?
6 Factors That Can Impede Effective Firm Leader-COO Relationships
A Novel Approach To Compensation
Practice Group Leadership 2.0
Inside The Corridors of Firm Leadership
Malignant Leadership (AmLaw Article)
Thought-Provoking Management Metrics
Sliced Too Thin (AmLaw article)
Surviving The Switch: Thrive During A Change in Firm Leadership
Do You Know What It Takes To Be A Firm Leader?
Crazy Like A Fox
Low Return (AmLaw article)
Roundtable On Managing Partner Compensation
McKenna On Leading Change In Your Firm
Confronting The Underperforming Partner
The Challenge of Sharing Leadership
Managing Partner Outlook
The State of Law Firm Leadership
Evaluating Your Performance As A Managing Partner
Where Leaders Stumble
Rules of Engagement (2010)
Counseling New Firm Leaders (2010)
Getting Partners To Follow Through (2010)
Leadership Transitions (2009)
Handling The Trauma of Layoffs (2009)
The Anxieties & Seductions of Leadership (2009)
Tenure Trap: The Question of MP Term Limits (2009)
Maneuvering In The Downturn (2008)
On The Glory Of Being Managing Partner (2008)
Where New Leaders Spend Their Time (2008)
Taking Charge (2008)
When Needing To Replace A Practice Leader (2008)
Measuring A Firm's Culture (2007)
The Tensions of Leadership (2007)
Successful Transitions (2007)
Management's 2007 Agenda
Addressing Structural Complexities (2006)
Management's Burning Issues (2005)
Making Practice Groups Work (2005)
Selecting Your Next Managing Partner (2005)
The Logic For Having An Advisory Board (2005)
A Profile of Today's Managing Partner (2004)
The Art of Brainstorming (2002)
Planning Your Firm Retreat (2002)
Energizing Your Practice Group Meetings (2000)
Gaining A Better Understanding Of The Partners You Manage (2000)
Working With Your Partners Without Getting Resistance (2000)
STRATEGY:
Bringing Your Strategy Process Back To Life
Schedule Time For Strategic Thinking
Stimulating Innovation In Your Firm
Understanding Industry Dynamics
Perspectives On Firm Strategy
Efficiency Is Not THE Competitive Advantage
The Seeds Of Competitive Disruption
The Hurdles To Initiating Change
Competitive Plagiarism
6 Elements of Meaningful Differentiation
Overcoming The Hurdles To Executing Your Strategy
Methodologies That Make Strategic Planning A Waste of Time
Are You Being Afflicted With Strategy Viruses?
Leading Change: Adaptive Approaches To Implementation
Searching For Opportunities Amidst The Gloom (2009)
Helping Clients Cope With The Economy (2009)
Managing Through A Prolonged Downturn (2008)
Law Firm Strategy Revisited (2008)
Perspectives On Law Firm Strategy (2007)
Ten Steps To Enhance Innovation (2006)
Challenger Strategies: How To Compete Against A Dominant Player (2005)
Strategic Planning - A Report On The State Of The Art (2005)
Firm Strategy & Industry Clusters (2004)
Strategy Lessons From An Old Fable (2003)
The Innovation Imperative:
How to make Stategic Innovation Happen (2002)
Why Strategic Planning Doesn't Work - And What You Should Be Doing (2002)
How Healthy is your Stategy (2002)
Talking With Law Firm Strategic Planning Officers (2002)
Competing Against Size (2000)
A Question of Selective Focus (2000)
Develop a First Mover Advantage (2000)
MARKETING:
Conducting Client Interviews
Beware The Naive Marketer
Getting Unbeatable Testimonials (2009)
Client Teams: A Look At Current Practices (2009)
Enhanced Focus on Key Clients Yields Results (2006)
Protecting Your Crown Jewels (2006)
Marketing Your Merger (2006)
Genuine Client Focus: Managing The Sophisticated Client's Expectations (2004)
Understanding Client's Needs (2003)
SPECIAL ADVISORY ARTICLES
Law Firm Leader's White Paper #4
Why Law Firms Need Non-Executive Directors
A Field Guide For The Mobile Lawyer
The Managing Partner Academy: Series of Articles & Advisories
The Disruptive But Inevitable Move To Alternative Fees (2009)
Managing Through The Downturn (2008 - Present)
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Seven Questions To Ask Yourself
Acknowledge Your People's Endeavors
Take Time To Be Inspiring
You Get What You Deserve
Seeing Through Your Client's Eyes
Defining Your Performance Metrics
The Quest For Seamless Service
How Healthy is your Strategy (2002)
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