Laura Empson reflects on the confidence trick required of successful law firm leaders
Leaders, by definition, must have followers. This statement is axiomatic. But among lawyers it is not nearly as simple as that. In firms filled with highly-educated, independent thinkers, who do not like being told what to do, finding people who think of themselves as followers is not easy. And finding people who are happy to put themselves forward as leaders can be even harder. Continue reading “A life in politics – the tricky art for law firm leaders of governing the ungovernable”