As the managing partner at MacLean Family Law I recently spoke to a number of Canada’s largest law firm managing partners at the CBA Law Firm Leadership Conference in Toronto, where I told the audience we needed to regain the public’s trust as lawyers and to show more compassion for our clients and that our goal as lawyers on behalf of our clients was to make everyone involved in our client’s family law matter a part of the crew and not part of the cargo. The quote below echoes my theme at the conference and at MFLG we adopt these principles:
This interview with William D. Green, chairman and C.E.O. of Accenture, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
So I said there are three things that matter. The first is competence. Just being good at what you do, whatever it is, and focusing on the job you have, not on the job you think you want to have. The second one is confidence. People want to know what you think. So you have to have enough desirable self-confidence to articulate a point of view. The third thing is caring. Nothing today is about one individual. This is all about the team, and in the end, this is about giving a damn about your customers, your company, the people around you, and recognizing that the people around you are the ones who make you look good.
