We customize retreat programs to meet the unique needs and situation of each firm. Recent themes have included:
- Leadership in law firms – skills everyone needs to succeed as a law firm leader
- Managing Millennials – how to deal with a new generation in the firm
- Influence and Persuasion – strategies and tools to improve your influence
- Network Development – more than ‘working a room’. How to develop a strong internal and external network to engage others and for business development
- Giving and Receiving Feedback – specific tools to improve individual and team performance
- High Performance Teams – insights and tools to create and develop strong teams
- Change Style – understanding and working with different approaches to change to identify possible sources of conflict and find new ways of leading change
- Innovation – understanding how innovation works (or not) and how you can be an more effective innovator
- Conflict – understanding how conflict can be constructive and leveraged for positive change in an organization
- Vision – developing a clear, concise and compelling vision and how to engage others in our vision
- Boundary Spanning Leadership – leading across geographic, practice area, culture, generation and time zones
- Business Development Planning – workshop on targeting clients, developing a business development strategy and focusing on a unique value proposition.
- Client Service – discussing how clients buy, evaluate and mange legal services, how that is changing, and what lawyers need to do to be competitive in a dynamic marketplace
- New Normal – insights and research on how the legal market is changing, how clients are changing their buying behavior, and how innovative law firms are gaining a competitive edge.