263. AMMA — What Growth Demands of Leaders

Leadership transcends individual contributions. It’s about deliberate influence and driving results through others. 

How can leaders effectively balance empowering teams with upholding high standards?

In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill discuss:

• Strategies to empower middle managers for delegation and growth
• The role of termination in defining your law firm’s culture
• Why successful organizations operate as cohesive teams rather than individual entities

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Show Notes:

04:37 – How to empower a manager to elevate when they struggle to delegate

08:05 – How to advance your career by setting others up for success

09:28 – How to balance a supportive culture with a results-driven culture

11:03 – Why business is a team sport

12:08 – How to run a cost/benefit analysis on your team members

13:19 – What happens when you keep a high-performing yet toxic team member around

15:55 – How to navigate communicating a below-average performance review to a once high-performing team member

17:32 – What your law firm can learn from Netflix when it comes to HR

19:23 – Why the NFL is the ultimate business model

21:27 – Why change is the only constant (grow or die)

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Links & Resources

• LASIK eye surgery
• David Goggins
• John Maxwell
• Mark Lanier
• Michael Jordan
• Kobe Bryant
• Wayne Gretzky
• Netflix
• No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
• Cy Wakeman
• NFL
• The Heisman Trophy
• iPad 

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Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.

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• #207 Patty McCord – How to Build a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
• #7 Cy Wakeman – Ditching the Drama & Creating a Culture of Excellence In Your Law Firm
• #239 AMMA – Raise Your Standards