Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Law Firm Resilience, Talent Strategy, Team Performance
By Joseph B. Altonji on May 7, 2024
I recently had an “out of body experience” while meeting with a group of young (35–40-year-old) partners who complained intensely about the poor
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Law Firm Resilience, Organizational Structure
By Michael D. Short on February 13, 2024
It seems like most discussions of law firm productivity these days – from Partners to paralegals – include references to declining billable hours,
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on June 17, 2015
Last month, I revisited an earlier series of blogs on the elusive goal of “teamwork” with a focus on why so many firms
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Culture & Diversity, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on May 14, 2015
In 2013 we focused much of our research time on Partner Compensation Systems, with particular emphasis on incentivizing teamwork – a goal that
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on March 21, 2013
In my last three blogs I have been focused on the ability to solve the “teamwork puzzle” in a law firm and the
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on February 18, 2013
In my last two blogs I have been focused on the ability to solve the “teamwork puzzle” in a law firm and the
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on January 23, 2013
In my last blog I introduced a series focused on the ability to solve the “teamwork puzzle” in a law firm and the
Posted In: Compensation & Performance, Practice Group Management, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on December 18, 2012
In many informal chats with Managing Partners, we are asked, “How can we incentivize teamwork at our firm?” We usually find that within