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As I sit in the quiet of my office, the soft glow of the computer screen illuminating the room, I'm deeply engrossed in drafting a critical motion due first thing [...]

Leadership development is important to any L&D team, and having great leaders is critical for organizations. Unfortunately, leadership development is still falling short of showing executives the value of leadership [...]

Byline: Andrea Deckert When Tom Mitchell was starting his career in a large metropolitan area, he had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people, whom he found [...]

Byline: Special to the RBJ 'I recently started this lead position and have been surprised by the team. They seem like really talented technical people, but they are so disinterested [...]

IN JANUARY, I began a new superintendency, It was the first time I started a new position mid-year and hoped it would have some advantages. I developed a plan with [...]

We want our leaders to be positive forces for good. But what happens when they prefer to deal with only the positive aspects of the job and avoid the negative? [...]

Summary * Although not all the characteristics that make one a great coach transfer to the practice of law, several of Saban's characteristics are worth our consideration. * Leaders need [...]

Summary * The Law Practice Division provides valuable information to support the business side of the law. * Don't delay seeking leadership and management training. * Effective law firm management [...]

Having a diverse background in finance, with time spent working outside of healthcare, can give a healthcare CFO a unique perspective that is uncommon for the position. Such experience describes [...]

It has been more than 35 years since the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound. Still, that disaster has forever [...]

Many of us like to think of ourselves as innovators, or as being creative in our day-to-day jobs. However, that is not always the case. While I do believe everyone [...]

We all know about the commitment and passion that nonprofit leaders bring to their organization to make a difference in the lives of others. you truly care about others and [...]

Summary * This column highlights insights from STO Building Group, a builder of law firm offices, regarding office renovation trends. * What can you do to the office space to [...]

Summary * When and where law firm leadership should engage in marketing and business development decisions. * Learn the best ways to facilitate growth in assisting attorneys in building a [...]

Summary * Document and learn from personal experiences and observations to grow wiser. * Find ways to resist the temptation to stifle innovative thought based on your own experiences. * [...]

Summary * See the five suggestions from Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and The Power of Regret, for small changes to positively impact your workplace. * [...]

The Power of Culture In February 2020, the leadership team of the city of Brownsville, Texas, had just completed the first year of its continuing journey of creating a culture [...]

Q My organisation is going through a lot of change; there is a new leadership structure at the top, but some changes are still undecided. I am hoping that some [...]

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: your camp is not perfect. It's run by fallible human beings, just like you, who have blind spots, knowledge gaps, [...]

Q I joined a new practice recently and now manage a team of six people. Everybody on the team is polite to me and each other. The work gets done, [...]

Local government depends upon citizen boards, commissions, committees, and task forces/advisory committees to advise the elected body and the administration. Advisory committees serve the crucial role of making recommendations on [...]

Effective leaders rally their teams behind a shared vision, even when things are shifting. Beloved leaders do the same but with empathy and authenticity. To keep communication on point while [...]

Elected officials in the US are responsible for allocating more than 2 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually; however, local government leaders believe there's a scarcity of competent leadership among their [...]

Byline: Evan Cutts With today's challenges of attracting and retaining the best talent, workplaces require HEARTI Leaders to inspire better-performing teams. [gdlr_video url='https://youtu.be/XoZl8Hx3gvc'] HEARTI:Leader Quotient is the foundational tool to [...]

Authors explore the value of a structured, evidence-based curriculum to improve leadership behaviors in a hospital system across six clinician cohorts. They use specific leadership competencies and behaviors extracted from peer-reviewed literature and key stakeholder interviews to create the curriculum, and their findings indicate that strong physician leadership is a critical component in driving improved outcomes and quality of care for patients., HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE BECOMING more complex as they expand into the full continuum of care. These shifts require new and emerging skills for clinician leaders. Enhancing the leadership skills [...]

An effective leader strategizes, takes action, identifies talent in people, cultivates growth and is a continuous learner who influences others by modeling values that define character. Leadership can take on [...]

While I attended meetings recently with local fire chiefs, common conversations that arose dealt with conflicts with the newest generation of firefighters. Many chiefs are amazed at how different these [...]

In this article ... Physician leaders have the opportunity and responsibility to nurture development of others, whether patients or colleagues. Mentoring can have significant benefits in a professional setting. Here's [...]

Defining the qualities of great leadership is a daunting task. There are many different leadership styles, and the qualities sought in a leader have changed dramatically over the decades. For [...]

Working in a swirl of change and challenge, physician leaders know creativity--which manifests itself as the successful implementation of fresh ideas in an unpredictable environment--is needed now more than ever. [...]

What skills, knowledge, and abilities do jail leaders need in order to be credible and successful? Beginning with the July/August 2015 issue of American Jails, we are exploring the 22 [...]

At some point in our work life, we all must confront that most dreaded situation: the difficult conversation. There are numerous examples from all rungs of the organizational ladder. We [...]

Volunteer retention is one of many hot-button issues in the fire service today. Much as the terms 'salvage' and 'overhaul' are paired together, 'retention' often is paired with 'recruitment.' Salvage [...]

American novelist and essayist Ken Kesey once said, 'You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a [...]

MY TAKE A leader's job: Provide the team with what they need to remain engaged and focused. On Feb. 26, 2018, I wrote here about one of the most fundamental [...]

"IT'S AMAZING what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." This quote, credited to President Harry Truman, served to remind the leader of the free [...]

The jobs of being a firm leader at a law firm should come labeled with a clear warning: This job could seriously change you and how you behave within your [...]

ON JULY 2, 2015, Phillip C. Stone loaded his minivan for the 90-minute drive from his home in Harrisonburg, Va., to Sweet Briar College. He took inventory. He had a [...]