How to Accelerate Firmwide Growth Through Smarter Collaboration

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Law firms have amassed talent and capabilities in an effort to advance client value and firm revenues. Now, firms want synergies and a greater return by seeing existing and new talent collaborate effectively across silos. When multiple professionals with a deep expertise and diverse talents work together to solve more critical problems for a client or firm — what is called “Smarter Collaboration,” as coined by Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, — firms earn higher revenues and employee engagement. Yet every firm faces obstacles to collaboration that aren’t always obvious. In fact, firms frequently jump directly to disparate initiatives without really identifying a problem.  

Join Clinton Gary and learn more about the principles of Smarter Collaboration and the frequently seen barriers, helping leaders at all levels and departments obtain a clear-eyed view of your firm’s readiness to implement a collaboration-related strategy and identify how and where to spend their energy to foster smarter collaboration.

Objectives:

  • Discuss a case for investing in smarter collaboration.
  • Identify frequent barriers to smarter collaboration in law firms.
  • Discover a methodology to identify barriers to smarter collaboration.
  • List examples to accelerate smarter collaboration. 

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Live and Archive Viewing: 1.00 CLM Credit Unit credit and certificate available Change is happening so fast it can feel like you have to get on the bus...or get run over. Your firm's leadership might be saying your team is ready for change. They want to keep up with the latest technology trends, hire to meet new demands, or innovate billing processes. But how do you know if your firm is ready for innovation? We'll spend time reflecting on key questions to determine whether your team is ready to get on the bus, or whether innovating now will leave them flattened.
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How to Accelerate Firmwide Growth Through Smarter Collaboration
05/31/2023 at 2:00 PM (CDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/31/2023  |  60 minutes
05/31/2023 at 2:00 PM (CDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/31/2023  |  60 minutes Law firms have amassed talent and capabilities in an effort to advance client value and firm revenues. Now, firms want synergies and a greater return by seeing existing and new talent collaborate effectively across silos. When multiple professionals with a deep expertise and diverse talents work together to solve more critical problems for a client or firm — what is called “Smarter Collaboration,” as coined by Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, — firms earn higher revenues and employee engagement. Yet every firm faces obstacles to collaboration that aren’t always obvious. In fact, firms frequently jump directly to disparate initiatives without really identifying a problem. Learn more about the principles of Smarter Collaboration and the frequently seen barriers, helping leaders at all levels and departments obtain a clear-eyed view of your firm’s readiness to implement a collaboration-related strategy and identify how and where to spend their energy to foster smarter collaboration.
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Clinton P. Gary

Chief Growth Officer

Gardner & Co.

Clinton Gary is the Founder of CREDO Consulting, a growth and collaboration consultancy for law firms, as well as an Accredited Partner to the legal industry for Gardner & Co, the advisory firm founded by  Heidi K. Gardner, PhD. He has nationally recognized for programs for industry, key client, business development coaching, planning/budgeting, experience management, strategy development, and M&A integration.  His teams and firms have been awarded “Best Law Firm Marketing” by The American Lawyer, the “Best Law Firm Rebrand” by the Legal Marketing Association, and the exclusive Midsize “Hot List” designation by The National Law Journal. He is a frequent speaker at retreats and national conferences and content contributor of more than 40 articles and case studies.

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