Ben Grimes: Becoming a Better Law Firm Leader

<p><strong>In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Ben Grimes discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>What it means to be a good leader (and how to get better if you aren’t currently one).</li><li>Why leadership is difficult for lawyers.</li><li>4 pillars you should look for in a leader.</li><li>Preparing yourself to lead people and what inspires people in a leader.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Like with sales, leadership is not taught in law school, but it is something you can learn.</li><li>When you can demonstrate authenticity at work, you open up the door to allow others to bring their authentic selves to their career.</li><li>Leadership is more than just leading an organization. Leadership appears at all levels of your law firm and life. You don’t need a title to be a leader. You don’t need to be a manager to be a leader.</li><li>Your values need to be reflected in the actions of the law firm.</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>"Not only are we promoted in positions of leadership because of our substantive skills, we're also trained away from critical capacities for leadership. And what I mean by that is, we're trained to do things ourselves. And so we're training ourselves not to be good leaders, because of the way we practice law." —</strong></i><strong>  Ben Grimes</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Thank you to our Sponsors!</strong></p><p>Overture: <a href="https://overture.law/">https://overture.law/</a></p><p>Moneypenny: <a href="https://www.moneypenny.com/us/">https://www.moneypenny.com/us/</a></p><p>Get Visible:<a href="https://www.getvisible.com/"> https://www.getvisible.com/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode References: </strong></p><ul><li>Pat Conroy - <a href="https://patconroy.com/books/">https://patconroy.com/books/</a></li><li>Some of My Best Friends Are…Podcast - <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/some-of-my-best-friends-are">https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/some-of-my-best-friends-are</a></li><li>Revisionist History Podcast - <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisioni