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COACHING & MENTORING
Many
law firms apply coaching and mentoring principles to improve
professional development, job satisfaction and attorney retention.
Although they share similar agendas, the methodologies of mentoring and
coaching are dramatically different. This issue explores those
differences as well as their similarities and describes how to employ
each of these powerful tools to unleash your potential and maximize
your performance.
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The Leveraging Effect: How To Maximize What You Manage With Mentoring
By Tom Wardell, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
"Without
mentoring skills a lawyer can never grow a team or leverage his
practice. Period. Mentoring is one of those fundamental competencies
that we should consider a part of the substantive requirements of being
a lawyer."
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Unstuck! How Coaching Gave Me A Fresh Perspective On My Law Career
By Russell Ford, Troutman Sanders, LLP
"For
weeks I could not shake the thoughts from my head. I couldn't shake the
doubts, the unhappiness, and the blankness. Finally, I realized that I
could not attack this problem with a lawyer's approach, i.e.,
analytically. Sense and reason were not going to work. I had to
look deeper."
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Emotional Engagement =
Job Satisfaction
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The Role Of Coaching And Mentoring In Job Satisfaction And Retention
By M. Diane Vogt, Principal, PeopleWatch
Of
course job satisfaction depends on interesting work, good clients,
continuous learning and ample compensation. If a lawyer is not
emotionally attached to the practice, however, sooner or later she will
leave.
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Why Coaching And Mentoring Are Vital To Every Lawyer's Career Planning
By Anne Whitaker, J.D., Personal Coach
Law
schools don't teach you how to be a lawyer and most firms' mentoring
programs leave something to be desired. Here are some guidelines for
taking charge of your own career plan and finding a mentor or coach who
can help you achieve what matters to you.
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