Leadership for Lawyers

Catch Fire Cafe

Peter McLaughlin has launched a creative new website - www.catchfirecafe.com - which features a nifty promotional video.  Click on "Catchfire Coach" for a few video tips on business development, humor and leadership.   Peter also has some good articles management and leadership on his personal website.  His book, CatchFire: A 7 Step Program to Ignite Energy, Difuse Stress, and Power Boost Your Performance, can be purchased online at his store.

Peter has consulted with my team on understanding our individual and group Emergenetics profile (What's your color?).  He is a talented and enthusiastic speaker, as well as an insightful consultant. 

Chris Marston Interview

Earlier this month I had a chance to interview Chris Marston, founder and CEO (not managing partner) of Exemplar Law Partners for an article that will appear in the ezine, The Complete Lawyer.  Marton is a thirty-something entrepreneur who started a law firm with a unique approach, characterized by flat-fee only billing, hiring only entrepreneurial lawyers, creating cross-functional teams from the beginning of a matter, and an obsession for client service. 

The article is co-written with Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker, authors of Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn.  Chris Marston is a living example of the three tenets of Appreciative Intelligence:

1. Reframing, or seeing people, problems or things in a new way so that something good is visible;
2. Appreciating what is good; and
3. Envisioning how what is good now can grow into a great future.

I had intended to post elements of Chris's interview on my blog, but he beat me to it.  Read his answers on his blog: http://chrismarston.blogspot.com.