Mark Beese, Design Thinking for Legal13 December 2021On Wednesday December 15, 2021, I'm partnering with LMA's Talent Development Committee for a webinar focused on #DesignThinkingLegal. We'll briefly talk about what Design Thinking is, helpful mindsets when leading...

Mark Beese, Design Thinking for Legal4 February 2021Leadership for Lawyers (USA) and Cote Consultants (UK)  surveyed 50 professional service firms (83% were law firms) in the US, UK, EU and globally to find out how they are delivering professional development programs...

"Law Firms have proven that they can work remotely, but can they train and develop lawyers without creating inequities in their talent pools?" (American Lawyer Magazine, September 2020) Mark Beese, President of Leadership for Lawyers, was quoted in the September 2020...

We crunched the numbers, and the results of our June 2020 Flash Survey on Professional Development Activities during the Covid Crisis are in.  Key findings are summarized below.  You can download the complete report here:  

 Hosts Chase Williams and Ryan Klein interviews Mark about leadership development in law firms and legal departments.  Listen to the podcast here.    

Scott Love of Attorney Search Group interviewed me last week on how to make the shift to effectively work at home. He has a great series of podcasts that you can listen to here. The direct link to "12 Productivity Tips" can be found here.  

In this article, I outline what the near future will look like for law firms and legal departments, what people want from leaders during times of crisis, and four commitments leaders need to address as they plan to lead through a crisis.   What the next two to three...

As I write this, many firms are shutting down their physical offices and having professional staff work from home.  While most of us have done work from home before, often late at night or on a weekend, many professionals had not worked full time from a home office...

Why being a visionary leader is critical in times of dynamic change “What leaders struggle with most is communicating an image of the future that draws others in – that speaks to what others see and feel.” – James M. Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of “The Leadership...

One of the reasons design thinking has been slow to catch hold in legal is that some of the underlying mindsets are counter-intuitive for lawyers.  It is not that lawyers can’t embrace and practice these mindsets.  Rather, their training, incentives and environment...