I am happy to report that I will have an opportunity to write for the
"Management" column that appears monthly in The
American Lawyer. The column’s target audience is managing
partners/managing committees, executive directors, practice group leaders,
and to some extent all "C"-level executives.
Thus the question I pose to you all: What keeps you awake at night? What
topics should I make an effort to address? For example (and please
tell me I’m off-base, if so):
- Partner personnel issues: Laterals, underperformers, special
problems? - Associate personnel issues: Recruiting, training, professional
development? - Conflicts?
- Short-term profitability issues: Collections, receivables,
alternative billing (project or value-based)? - Long-term profitability issues, a/k/a strategy: Open/close
offices, grow/shrink practice groups, etc.? - Business development issues: Beauty contests, cultivating client-development
skills in junior partners, etc.?
Feedback is great! (A technical note, however: Since upgrading
my Movable Type platform recently, the "comments" feature has been buggy;
although I’m working on it, the good old low-tech email route always
works. See link top right, cunningly titled "Email Me.")
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and counsel.
