The Conscious Lawyer

Preface Where it began Why it is time to change What it means to be a conscious lawyer My approach Chapter 1: Doing high performance How we are taught to behave How we are measured How high performers perceive themselves The power gap Being the Conscious Lawyer Chapter 2: Leading through change The changing role of the in-house lawyer What law firms face The new generation of lawyers Barriers to change Leadership skills for leading through change Chapter 3: Choosing I CARE The need to be client-centric The need to be human How I CARE can help LEAP I: CONNECT to the leader in you Chapter 4: Why egos crush souls When ego serves us How you see yourself is not how others see you Shades of The Dark Triad When ego stops serving us The Authenticity Gap Chapter 5: Being your leadership brand Your leadership brand The problem with being a brand Nourishing your brand Chapter 6: Letting your values speak The case for values-based leadership Know your values Aligning behaviour with values Know what your values look like in action Control your choices Chapter 7: Taking down the mask Finding connection to greater consciousness Starting with submerging ego Letting go of perfection Finding compassion Dealing with blind spots Having courage to take down the mask LEAP II: AWAKEN your purpose Chapter 8: Why results limit us Competition is scarcity mindset Abundance is limitless Resentment in past limits our future self Detach yourself from results Chapter 9: Shifting your mindset from results to impact What fixed mindset looks like What holds us back What frees us Moving into growth mindset Believe in impact Chapter 10: Choosing greater impact Go in search of purpose Focus on process not destination Being prepared to fail Chapter 11: Focusing on experience every day Using flow to deliver outcomes All we have is the present moment Letting your thinking get in the way LEAP III: RELATE to the people around you Chapter 12: Why impact on people matters Awareness of impact Impact on people The cost of impact Shift to sphere of influence Harnessing potential Chapter 13: Being the Conscious Lawyer Choosing conscious leadership Identifying a conscious lawyer From results to people From profits to purpose The state of being rather than doing Chapter 14: Transforming your impact Motivating the new generation Transforming the experience From tasks to flow activities From outcome to process LEAP IV: ENTRUST others to fulfil their potential Chapter 15: Why trust matters The problem with fixed mindset Without trust, there is no leadership What builds trust in the workplace How growth mindset allows trust Chapter 16: Making learning your success criteria Why inclusion matters Harnessing collective wisdom Making room for growth Mentor a shift to growth mindset Chapter 17: Creating change leaders of the future Whose potential do you own? Decentralise your decision-making Less Authority, more Autonomy Make succession your success Chapter 18: Drawing this together Conclusion Epilogue Acknowledgements References