Phoenix Legal Inc.
Phoenix, AZ Toronto, ON, Canada

this might resonate with some here. http://inspiredpathways.blogspot.ca//im-overworked-and-ove

Leading Change: Transitioning Partners to Retirement In Taking the Lead, Law Practice Editorial Board member Karen MacKay together with guest authors, tackle the ins and outs of running a law firm, providing expert guidance that every managing partner can use. http://phoenix-legal.com//artic/ttl_partner-transition.php

I really like this song and Christiane Amanpour!

Congratulations!

Retire in 7 years and sail the world? http://phoenix-legal.com/docume/articles/fresh-strategy.php

Interesting news. http://www.washingtontimes.com//house-passes-spending-bil/

"Emotional, bossy, too nice"... the biases that still hold female leaders back - and how to overcome them. Basically, people become leaders iteratively: they should increasingly challenging roles, learn from mentors, and experiment with new behaviours. Then if their performance is affirmed, they repeat the process. Research shows that process is often more difficult for women than for men because of subtle biases. For example, behaviour considered assertive in a man is seen as aggressive in a woman and thus denigrated rather than rewarded. Moving forward, just naming those types of biases can help men and women alike to understand whats going on. That frees women to focus more on the leadership purpose and less on how theyre perceived! "Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers" hbr.org

What pushes your buttons? Whttps://www.facebook.com/notes/phoenix-legal-inc/difficult-conversations-101/303159423077586

With strong leadership, there are many good things! 10-Worst-Things-About-A-Career-As-A-Lawyer http://legalcareers.about.com//10-Worst-Things-About-A-Car

"Meet Others Where they are"! http://www.linkedin.com//20130719141015-128811924-one-stra

A friend told me about an amazing restaurant in Berkeley Calif., called "Karma Kitchen, a restaurant that will offer the meals for free with the hope that youll pay it forward by paying for the next guests bill! This practice is what is known as a gift economy. Could this EVER work in todays society - in businesses? "A gift economy is a mode of exchange where valuables are given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards. In contrast to a barter economy or a market economy, social norms and custom govern gift exchange, rather than an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity." http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/karma-kitchen

One theory worth examining is that the market for legal services in Canada is actually growing, but that the lawyers share of this market is declining relative to non-lawyer providers. http://www.appliedstrategies.ca/documents/just_saying.php

A wolf in sheep clothing? http://www.insiderexclusive.com//everything-does-not-go-be

So very sad at the death of cameraman the wonderful Mick Dean in Cairo. And when do "liberals" in Egypt start worrying about their new "road map" to democracy? Surely everyone knows you cant kill your way back to democracy.

Working together? http://lnkd.in/SbrJv7

Unfailing in devotion, trees give life and support life.

Legal career development. http://phoenix-legal.com/career_development.php

Watch our Law Firm Management Roundtable Online at CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM.

What are the benefits of a firm retreat? http://phoenix-legal.com/documents/articles/ttl_retreat.php

The Benefits of a Retreat In Taking the Lead, Law Practice Editorial Board member Karen MacKay together with guest authors, tackle the ins and outs of running a law firm, providing expert guidance that every managing partner can use. There are four core human drives identified by Harvard professors Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria in Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices: http://phoenix-legal.com/documents/articles/ttl_retreat.php

http://www.cbc.ca//s/2013/06/13/scoc-prostitution-law.html

"As these firms trend toward professional management, it is important to review and align the decision-making authority with the responsibilities and expectations of that management." Karen MacKay http://phoenix-legal.com//art/ttl_governance_structure.php

Congratulations to McCarthys!

"The new tools and approaches have already produced new insights into the biology of our minds and deepened our understanding of concepts crucial to managers, including: how to enable creative thinking how to structure rewards... the role of emotion in decision making the opportunities and pitfalls of multitasking ..." July/Aug 2013 HBR http://hbr.org/2013/07/your-brain-at-work/ar/1

"NO CANADIAN FIRMS ATTENDED!" The Managing Partner Forum 2013 Leadership Conference was last month in Atlanta. The conference was hosted by John Remsen Jr., president and CEO of The Managing Partner Forum. Karen MacKay, of Phoenix-Legal, and I were fortunate enough to be part of the faculty. Approximately 75 participants from 65 law firms (no Canadian firms attended) participated in the daylong session that began with an address by Aric Press, vice president and editor-in-chi...ef of American Lawyer Media. While Press presentation was very well done, the most memorable quote for me was about alternative fee arrangements, which he described as "the slowest damn revolution he has ever seen." The column provides the answers that the participants gave to a series of questions put to them the opening session. They responded using polling devices that allowed them to see the groups answers instantaneously. The rough demographics of the firms attending were: Less than 20 lawyers: 13 per cent 20-40 lawyers: 33 per cent 41-75 lawyers: 30 per cent 76-150 lawyers: 15 per cent More than 150 lawyers: eight per cent The column can be accessed by the following link: http://www.appliedstrategies.ca/documents/us-thinking.php

http://www.law.utoronto.ca//abori/aboriginal-youth-program

Recession Recovery: What We Learned - http://lexngtnlaw.co/RcsnRcvry At first glance, these pre and mid-recession numbers seem like positive news; yet the under...lying data paints a different picture. In this blog, learn what Pew Research Center discovered, and how you can apply these lessons to your own life. See more

http://www.abajournal.com//women_in_charge_at_the_top_of/

This was late 2012. Have there been changes? http://www.theglobeandmail.com//top-lawyer/article5580546/

http://www.appliedstrategies.ca/docum/work_life_balance.php

A good read! http://www.linkedin.com//20130510105413-6526187-the-eight-

Some friendly advice for managing partners. It could help! http://phoenix-legal.com//art/ttl_governance_structure.php

Marriage is a milestone in life; yet, many enter into the next phase without asking their spouse some vital questions about money. If youre among the soon-to-be wed, consider these conversation starters 10 Questions to Ask Before Marriage: http://lexngtnlaw.co/10QB4Mrge