This step is the key to effective management and leadership development. Leaders can be trained and developed, if the person has the discipline to learn the specific skills that must be acquired. A combination of learning experiences and sound academic training can be developed to custom fit any organizational structure and personnel staffing. Local colleges also provide a variety of programs. Assignment to a small internal committee may be a good place to start the learning process.
Lawyers are bright, intelligent and generally aggressive action-oriented people.
These qualities are needed in any good leader. Unfortunately, the quality that appears to be most lacking among members of the legal profession is a basic understanding of dealing with people and what motivates an individual to seek after and achieve predetermined goals. Each firm administrator has a unique opportunity to identify this crying need within the firm and to develop a specific plan for building an effective management team for that firm.