#14 - Reinventing Law Firm Leadership with Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law School

On this episode, Scott Westfahl, Professor of Practice and Faculty Director of Executive Education at Harvard Law School, joins Mary to talk about his career journey since graduating from Harvard Law School in 1988, including his time at McKinsey and then at Goodwin Proctor before returning to Harvard where he occupies his current post.

Scott talks about the importance of feedback for growth in the legal world which is something he learned from the consulting world. This can be either in the moment or at the end of a project, but he believes that feedback and extensive coaching are effective ways to create great leaders. 

Scott takes us behind the scenes at the Executive Education program at Harvard Law which was launched in 2007 as a leadership development program for senior law firm executives. 

He talks about his definition of adaptive leadership, a critical skill for legal leadership or legal ops professionals. He also dives into the ways law firms should be embracing experimentation and brainstorming.

 

Scott Westfahl - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwestfahl/

Harvard Law School - https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-law-school/

 

 

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