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Difficult partners and angry babies have a lot in common – some EQ tips

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Law Firms, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, Management, People Strategy, Personal effectiveness

What to do and what not to do with difficult partners was the subject of two recent posts (Leadership Frame #8 & #9). Coincidentally I came across a recent article from Travis Bradberry at Talent Smart (the EQ/emotional intelligence people) and he offered some more tips from an EQ perspective which I thought would be… Continue Reading

Leadership Frame #9: what to do with the difficult cogs in a partnership

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Culture, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, Management, People Strategy, values

Some partners are downright difficult. This makes them awkward cogs to fit into the firm set-up,  particularly where they are top producers, run important clients or contribute in other meaningful ways. And let’s face it, all too often they are and do. It is important therefore to work out an approach you can use for… Continue Reading

Leadership Frame #8: difficult partners – what not to do

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Culture, Law Firms, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, People Strategy, Personal effectiveness, values

Difficult partners are tough work. As a professional services firm leader or senior manager, at some stage you are going to be faced with the unenviable task of dealing with one or more. As I am sure you will confirm, they can be gnarly, hard nuts to handle. ‘Difficult’ comes in various shapes and forms…. Continue Reading

Leadership Frame #7: the next challenge – align your various strategies

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Corporate Counsel, In-house counsel, Law Firms, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, Management, People Strategy, Strategy, Uncategorized

Strategies which have been developed by professional service firms for areas such as finance, people, marketing, brand or innovation must align with and support a firm’s overall strategy. This alignment is important for both internal (partner and staff) and external (client and other stakeholder) consumption. Small firms might say this is only for the larger… Continue Reading

Thought Leadership tips for leaders – interview with Think Write Grow author Grant Butler: Part Two

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Brand, Law Firms, Leaders, Leadership, Legal Profession, People Strategy, Personal Brand, Personal effectiveness, thought leader, thought leadership

Last week in Part One of this series Think Write Grow author Grant Butler defined thought leadership, talked about making thought leadership happen in practice and confirmed that just about anyone can become a thought leader. In this Part Two interview we cover thought leadership and personal brand, building trust as a benefit of thought… Continue Reading

Personal Brand work-shop by Pod Consultancy

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Brand, Management, People Strategy, Personal Brand

Definitely worth consideration! A special workshop being run by my colleague Shirley Anne Fortina of Pod Consulting –  BrandYOU It’s Personal to be held at Karstens Conference Centre, 123 Queen Street Melbourne on the 16th September 2011.  Here is the brochure (PDF). The program is: for those individuals who need to take time out of their… Continue Reading