Healthy Organizational Culture: More Than Just 'Thick Skin
I worked with a client once whose idea of 'developing' new members of the organization was to berate and belittle them until they...
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Ben Grimes
- Oct 1
- 6 min
Leadership is Jazz. Start Getting Creative.
I had a great discussion a few weeks ago with Joe Dimino for his Famous Interviews podcast. It was a lot of fun, and Joe steered our...
Ben Grimes
- Sep 14
- 9 min
Optimism and Caution (But Mostly Optimism) For the Future of GenAI In Your Law Firm
You can’t swing a stick these days without seeing another article or discussion about ChatGPT and other generative artificial...
Ben Grimes
- Aug 17
- 4 min
The ROI of Leading With Values
When I talk with firms and new partners about what leadership coaching looks like, I often talk about exploring and defining our values...
Ben Grimes
- Aug 5
- 3 min
5 More Reasons Leadership Matters for 'Lawyers Who Aren't In Charge'
I wrote recently about 5 ways leadership matters, even for lawyers who aren't 'in charge.' It's definitely worth the read, but if you...
Ben Grimes
- Jul 21
- 5 min
3 Things Flying Helicopters Taught Me About Leading Lawyers
It's been a long time since I've been at the controls of a helicopter, but my professional life started as a Blackhawk pilot in the U.S....
Ben Grimes
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Leadership for Lawyers? 5 Reasons to Care About Leadership, Even If You're Not 'In Charge'
As busy attorneys, it's easy for us to see terms that don't crop up in our practice every day and assume they have no relevance for us. ...
Ben Grimes
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Being a Lawyer is More Than Charting Your Career - This One Thing Gets You Started
Giving career advice is tricky. On one hand, you don't want to presume that everything you learned on your road to success will apply...
Ben Grimes
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Stop "Doing the Right Things" and Start Being a Leader
I had the opportunity last week to reconnect with friends and executive coaching colleagues and to reflect a little bit on what makes...
Ben Grimes
- Jun 8
- 3 min
You're Ethically Required to Be Better At This
While my practice as a lawyer started in the military criminal courtroom, for the last decade, my practice has been focused on ethics and...
Ben Grimes
- May 29
- 4 min
Memorial Day and the Cost and Value of Being There
Memorial Day is not a day I typically celebrate publicly. Like other military service related or patriotic holidays, I have conflicted...
Ben Grimes
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Being Little Is A Big Problem
Creating a collaborative team and generating loyalty to the firm and your clients isn't rocket science. At this point, I hope I don't...
Ben Grimes
- Feb 5
- 6 min
My Problem With Legal Mentoring And How To Fix It With Two Small Changes
If your law firm wants to make an impact in your law firm in the areas of associate well-being, retention, professional opportunities and...
Ben Grimes
- Jan 29
- 4 min
Culture Isn't Hybrid, Remote, or In-Office. It's Communication.
I'm glad I exercised a little strategic patience in responding to a friend's question a few weeks ago about building and sustaining law...
Ben Grimes
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Dialing In Incentives for Associate Retention Is Easy -- Don't Do It
A friend shared a challenge with me a few weeks ago about growing and developing teams in a law firm when all the new hires -- associates...
Ben Grimes
- Dec 13, 2022
- 5 min
Forget Mentorship. To Attract and Retain Top (Diverse) Talent, Change Your Law Firm's Culture
We all know that historically underrepresented associates are at a disadvantage in our profession. The compounding effects of implicit...
Ben Grimes
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Coaching? For Lawyers? Yes, and No.
Someone asked me the other day what I do. It's a little lazy to say, I'm a leadership coach for lawyers. It's a convenient shorthand,...
Ben Grimes
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Tragedy of Associate Professional Development
Every law firm partner I've ever talked to wants to have ready, skilled associates to support them. They know that having a deep bench...
Ben Grimes
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Modern Leadership is Inclusive Leadership, but Why?
For a long time, most people thought about leadership as the responsibility and authority to make tell people what to do in order to...
Ben Grimes
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Associate Turnover Is the Symptom, Not the Problem. 3 Steps Toward a Solution
Law firms are shedding associates. Turnover rates climbed from 18.7% in 2019 to 23.2% in 2021. And you know that's costing you money --...
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