Developing Future Leaders for a Changing Legal Market
Sector: Legal Sector
Coaching context
The client wanted to support new and aspiring partners, and other emerging leaders, in its network of member law firms to develop the leadership and management capabilities needed to succeed in a changing legal market.
The programme was designed to strengthen succession strategies and enable participants to contribute more effectively to the delivery of their firms' strategies and business plans.
What we did:
Working in partnership, we co-designed a practical programme focused on the real-life challenges and opportunities facing new and emerging law firm leaders.
The programme combined:
- Live workshops and facilitated discussions
- Self-directed learning
- Insights Discovery profiling
- Action planning and personal leadership commitments
The Impact:
- 77% of delegates were promoted to Partner or equivalent level within 18 months of the programme
- 100% rated it as an excellent management development programme 12 months later
- 100% reported applying their learning either always or frequently 12 months later
- 100% were highly likely to recommend it to colleagues
- Shortlisted for two CIPD Awards in recognition of its impact
Client perspective
It's been fantastic to partner with Sweetmans on this important programme for the next generation of leaders at our member firms. They spent time understanding our members' needs, and have developed a pragmatic programme offering a safe, yet challenging, space for delegates, and emphasising action-planning now.