Maximum Lawyer The Culture Formula Nobody Teaches with Travis Howard
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Are you looking for some insights on how to create a healthy firm culture? In this episode of the Maximum Lawyer Podcast, Tyson interviews law firm co-founder, Travis Howard about his journey from corporate life to building a firm with a strong, authentic culture rooted in shared values, transparency, and conscious leadership. They discuss practical strategies for defining and sustaining company culture, managing ego, and fostering emotional intelligence.
As a law firm owner who can control the culture of that firm, it is important for the culture to mimic that of the owners. It is important to take shared experiences of the owners and use those to design the foundations of the culture from that. You don’t want to create a culture that simply mimics that of another because you feel that is what your workers want. Using it as inspiration, you understand your own values and that of your staff and create something dynamic.
Travis shares some practices that enable growth for a firm. One practice is to be honest with each other about what the core principles are for the firm and follow them. For Travis, his firm still does formal reviews, which began at the start of the firm, to talk about things staff are displeased with and things they can do better. This really builds trust for staff and allows for open dialogue.
Listen in to learn more!
• 4:19 Building Law Firm Culture
• 8:08 Avoiding Toxic Culture
• 17:30 Unique Cultural Practices
• 31:27 Culture’s Role in Reputation and Trust
• 35:21 Practices That Enable Growth
• 44:51 Introspective and Conscious Leadership
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