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Sure You’re Smart, But Do You Think? (There is a difference)
The following article is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. LLC. Our industry is awash with really smart people. You kinda have to be to get into and through a top law school. Then, why is there such a paucity of creative thinking in Law Land? After... read more +Lead By Getting Out Of The Way
Business Week asks "Has the job of CEO for a megacompany become too complex to handle?" We might well ask, "Has the job of Chairman of an AmLaw 50 firm become too complex? Is it asking too much to expect one person to occupy a position of...
Canary in the Coal Mine
Sometimes, in the famous phrase, "a cigar is just a cigar," but other times I think you can read the tea leaves to suss out evidence of larger trends. Such, in any event, was my reaction to this seemingly low-visibility story that a three-member "tax...
Portrait of a CIO as Leader
This is a longish story from CIO Magazine, but a valuable one as it lives at the intersection of two topics readers repeatedly express great interest in: IT and leadership. Essentially a profile of John Hummel, CIO of Northern California-based Sutter Health...
Rules of the Road Behind the Scenes at “Adam Smith, Esq.”
Trust is a classic example of a virtuous aspect of a relationship which can only be won painstakingly over time, but which can be destroyed in an instant. Among the behaviors which support and build up trust are consistency, clarity, transparency, and a track...
What KM and Legal Outsourcing Have in Common
My loyal correspondent Rob Hyndman pointed out a feature article in Legal Affairs, "Are Your Lawyers in New York or New Delhi?," which takes on the pregnant issue of outsourcing with, to my mind (and Rob's), fairly underwhelming levels of insight. In...