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"What Would Law Firms be Like if They Were Led by Women?"

This post was written by Cordell Parvin: "I read a hilarious and fascinating blog post by UConn professor Gina Barreca  in Psychology Today Run By Women, The World Would Be Better and More Fun.I found it thought provoking, but the satire may not be for everyone. 

I have worked with and coached many outstanding women. While none of them have led their law firms, several are leading practice groups and offices.  My experience working with these many talented women, caused me to consider how law firms might be different if they were led by women.

I think there is always a risk of over-generalizing about gender. Way more than gender goes into leadership styles, including, the leader's generation. With that caveat, I instinctively thought that a firm led by one of the women I coach, would be..."

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Source: Law Consulting Blog, 22 March 2010. © 2010, Cordell Parvin LLC. Reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).