The Importance of Self Trust
self trust The biggest component of any brand, including yours, is trust. Each day you promise yourself that you will achieve your goals, but do you trust yourself (enough) to follow through? Procrastination…
My (Un)love of LinkedIn
when was the last time you signed into linkedin? there are still quite a few people that don’t see it as anything other than a repository for their c.v. or professional profile. yawn-worthy…
the not-so-silent partner(s)
Have you ever found yourself frustrated in the face of someone sitting in the proverbial back seat who is intent on telling you what to do, but doesn’t like to grab hold of…
The Client Centric Firm
Everyone wants to be the Best. “Clients First.” “Excellence in Client Service.” “Staying close to our clients.” “Client-focused.” The list is endless. But, in this scramble for the High Point of hyperbole, how…
The fallacy of the cost/benefit paradigm
The exalted cost/benefit analysis is a specious proposition. You cannot predict with (any) precision: The outcome of the case; The costs; The actual benefit to the client. Client: how much will the case…
Why the silo mentality is a slow road to ruin
Let me make one thing clear: a Silo mentality in legal practice stifles growth – both individually and collectively.
Look about you.
How many lawyers work for ‘their’ clients?
How many are working against an individual target?
And how many are prepared to pass on work which is better suited to someone else in the firm?
I see no discernable difference in legal practice since starting my professional life in 1996. There appears no lessening of the ‘I’ approach (“One for one and all for one …!”).
It goes beyond hoarding.
Would you take Wilkinson’s Road Traffic Offences on holiday?
Professional practice is a lifelong journey
