Unlocking Legal Excellence: The Values of Executive Coaching for Attorneys

Published: May 22, 2024, Volume 63, No. 5-D in the Bar Bulletin, SBNM

 “If what got you here won’t get you there, then what will it take to get there?” Marshall Goldman said it a little differently but made the same point.1 As practicing attorneys, we have access to a wide range of professional development tools and resources that can propel us forward in our professional journeys. The usual suspects include things like continuing legal education classes in an area specific to our practice, or a State Bar or professional conference, or webinars or online resources that help us develop skills in office management or accounting systems for our office. We can also draw from vast online libraries of books and online resources on virtually any subject. But just as the Goldman point makes clear, sometimes the usual suspects – those very tools and resources that got us to this point in our professional life – are not the ones that will enable us to advance our careers to a new level. Executive coaching can be a most powerful, often overlooked, “new” tool that you can use to unleash your potential in your field. 

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