| Consulting services you provide: |
| Leadership development
Talent (recruiting, retention, development, motivating)
Group Dynamics (improving dysfunctional behavior; building teams)
Retreat facilitation |
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| How did you come to hold your present position (specifically, what led you to become a legal recruiter, marketing consultant, etc.)? |
| Burnt out practicing law; made a career change; decided to apply principles of behavioral science to the task of helping law firms to manage their greatest resource, their people |
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| What is the best thing about working with lawyers? |
| High intelligence, good sense of humor, quick study, sense of urgency |
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| What is the worst thing about working with lawyers? |
| Can be too cautious for their own good; can get stuck in analysis paralysis; can be out of balance between the cerebral and the emotional--too much of the former, too little of the latter |
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| What has been the most satisfying moment of your career thus far? |
| Pioneering this field--when I started, no one was interested; now it's just the opposite |
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| What are your favorite activities outside the law? |
| Speaking French, especially in France; art appreciation; jazz |
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