Business Leadership for Law Firm Executives is an exclusive ten-month transformational development program for law firm executives, including Managing Partners, Practice Group Leaders, and Office Leaders.
Join colleagues from the largest law firms for this program jointly offered by the Cox School of Business and the Dedman School of Law. One morning per month, you will gain essential skills and tips to help your firm thrive. You will learn the five practices of exemplary leaders, how to apply strategy to everyday challenges and the difference between ordinary and outstanding leaders. You will learn the essential skills to manage cash flow and statements and create a financial roadmap for success, as well as how to win together in a dynamic workplace and spark a fire in the hearts of others. You will learn how to use trust as a specific business strategy, how to delegate tasks and empower others, as well as challenge the status quo.
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In person on the SMU Campus
To learn more about the program, contact Sheri Moore at 214.768.9113 or shmoore@smu.edu.
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Participants will be able to take an honest look at themselves and their leadership behavior. This module will help them identify strengths in the area of strategic and visionary leadership, as well as suggest areas for improvement. |
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Strategy & Planning |
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This session will provide students a basic understanding of the tools used for strategic thinking in business, including SWOT, Porter's 5 Forces, and the Business Model Canvas. These tools will teach students to formally think about what to do, why you should do it, and when you should do it. The session will be very interactive and will conclude with the Business Model Canvas. |
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This session helps managers become more effective with the growing demand to achieve outcomes at a strategic level through effective communication and heightened emotional intelligence. |
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Successful leaders surround themselves with talented professionals they can depend on to perform and execute their tasks and responsibilities. |
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In this module, you will:
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As work becomes more complex and collaborative, the ability to build trusting relationships distinguishes those who flourish from those who falter. We are often required to achieve results with groups and individuals well beyond where our formal authority lies. Learn to leverage influence to create more productive and even more enjoyable relationships with your boss, peers and employees. |
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Organizational change is dynamic and cannot be fully predicted. Leaders must adapt, be more agile and learn to be successful in ambiguity and uncertainty. We will discuss how to still be effective and move the organization forward by becoming an effective change leader. In this interactive session, we will explore real-life scenarios and help participants identify strategies and actions to use in their organizational change whether they are leading it or playing an influencer role. |
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Successful leaders surround themselves with talented professionals they can depend on to perform and execute their tasks and responsibilities. You will learn the principles that equips and empowers the professional to take on increased responsibility with confidence. |
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Jerry Magar |
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The module challenges the age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged driver that makes organizations more successful, people more promotable and relationships more energizing. |
This program is developed for Managing Partners, Practice Group Leaders and Office Leaders at AM-Law200 firms across the Metroplex. Classes are limited to 25 to ensure that group discussion is valuable and professors can answer questions posed.
To compete and succeed, companies need leaders in every department who can speak the dollars-and-cents language of business. Managers who can interpret financial reports, assess the impact of decisions and communicate operating strategies have a definite career advantage.
Diverse perspectives open doors to enhanced business success. A recent Boston Consulting Group study suggests that greater leadership diversity spurs innovation and boosts financial performance. On average, diverse companies enjoyed a 19% increase in revenue compared to their less diverse counterparts, and SMU Cox Executive Education offers award-winning programs to raise up the diverse perspectives within your own organization.
You are challenged everyday to uncover ways to create value for ever more demanding customers and their rapidly changing needs. A sound strategy can guide what you choose to do and how you choose to do it to survive, grow, and prosper.