DEVELOPING YOUR LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP ROLE.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 March 2016
• Author: Coulter, Silvia

Many business professionals seek the role of a leader. As we know, there are many more not-so-good leaders than there are good leaders. What makes the difference? Think about the leaders in your life. Which characteristics defined a good leader, and which characteristics defined a bad leader? Looking back on all or part of your career will help you to become a stronger leader.

Here are some tips:

Stay true to your words. If honesty and integrity, for example, are important to you, you must also be honest and have high integrity. This means doing the right thing all the time and standing by what is best for your team and not a favored individual. When people see that you remain true to your ideals, they will have high respect for you and trust you.

Tell the truth. If you mess up, you mess up--plain and simple. Admitting you were not entirely truthful in a given situation (e.g., covering up, trying to help someone) is a sign of courage. Someone will know...