We bring 20 years of experience consulting, coaching, speaking and leading customized workshops or retreats for groups large and small.  Our programs are infused with coaching and can be adapted to meet particular requirements or achieve specific objectives.  Most programs are followed by individual coaching sessions that focus on the program's topic and work to ensure that the learnings are embedded.  Training when combined with coaching yields a 400% return on investment according to this study.  

Examples of some of our recent programs include:

Business Development for Women:  Expand Your Influence Repertoire

This program is designed for senior women associates or junior partners.  Using experiential and action-centered learning, participants in this workshop will develop skills in building, developing and maintaining business relationship and influencing skills, raising both internal confidence and inner competence that allows a personal shift in how they see themselves.  This program is designed as a half-day or full-day workshop, ideally offered during an offsite retreat, and includes 3 individual coaching sessions for each participant.  

Developing the Next Generation of Leaders

This program is geared toward senior associates and junior partners, and provides attendees with clarity on the importance of becoming a leader in a law firm, and how they can maximize their leadership potential.   We are happy to offer this program standalone or combined with a series of 3-6 individual coaching sessions as follow up. 

Developing Your Leadership Profile – for new and upcoming leaders

This program guides new leaders and potential leader candidates to a better understanding of the leadership role that they will take on in the coming years as they move towards partnership, and how they can best prepare for their future roles as junior partners and leaders.  Included will be creation of leadership vision, assessments to enhance self-awareness, and 3 coaching sessions to help cement the learning. 

Leadership Development for Nominated Leaders

This program’s content and scenarios are designed to meet the needs of partners who are nominated to lead client teams, practice groups, offices or who are within firm management.  Over the course of 12 months, participants engage in group learning modules, collaboration, and one-on-one coaching (in person and over the telephone).  Each of the 4 Modules is separated by a period of 2 months where a 1-1 coaching session is included each month: 

Session 1:  Building the Foundation:  Fundamentals in Law Firm Leadership and the Link to Profitability

Session 2:  Raising Self Awareness and Playing to your Strengths:   Designing Leadership Style, Earning Trust & Political Capital

Session 3: Leading & Managing Teams:  Consensus Building, Conflict Management, Difficult Conversations, Giving-Receiving Feedback

Session 4: Leading and Managing Change. 

The program concludes with an in-person wrap up and final debrief to discuss reflections and learning with the goal of fostering ongoing learning and development as leaders move forward.  Some of the methods employed in this program include: 

• Reading and group directed learning conversations
• Assessments
• Presentation – introduction of new concepts
• Facilitated Group Discussion – collaborative learning
• Case Studies, Scenario Planning & Action Learning
• Coaching – one-on-one to meet the unique needs of individual participants

Leadership Development workshops offer training for experienced and new leaders as well as leaders committed to expanding emotional intelligence and awareness of how brain science can enhance performance.  Each of these offerings will simultaneously support the development of individuals and teams and their professional effectiveness.

Founder Nancy Manzo is an accomplished speaker, thought leader and has authored, contributed to, or been quoted in hundreds of articles with leading American Lawyer Media publications.  Contact us for a complete list and selected complementary articles.