Welcome to the premiere episode of Pioneers and Pathfinders. Today’s guest is Dr. Heidi Gardner, is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession and Faculty Chair of the school’s Accelerated Leadership Program and Sector Leadership Masterclass. She is also the best-selling author of Smart Collaboration and noted thought leader on the topics of collaboration, lateral hiring, in-house legal teams, leadership, and performance. Dr. Gardner couldn’t be more representative of the pioneers and pathfinders this podcast will host. Her life’s work creates a roadmap for collaboration among lawyers who are by both disposition and training, highly autonomous. Dr. Gardner and Steve jump right in with a discussion of how working virtually has enhanced collaboration then move through the genesis of her scholarship, specific barriers to collaboration in legal, and the erosion of trust during the pandemic. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.