Coaching For Lawyers
Shift Works Strategic is founded on the premise and my own belief that personal and professional growth is not a product of big dramatic changes but of the smaller shifts in thinking, knowledge, and action that carry us forward every day. After coaching for over a decade, I am more convinced than ever that these small shifts are the foundation of great achievement.
I help lawyers and mediators lead successful and fulfilling lives with a focus on three key areas:
- Business Development and Practice Management Coaching: growing thriving professional practices
- Leadership Coaching: developing personal leadership skills to help address the challenges of professional practice and become a skilled leader of others
- Career Transition Coaching: making a move to more satisfying and rewarding work
My coaching practice is grounded on these essential principles:
- Strength: Bring your strengths, values, and purpose into the foreground and shine a light on the fears that are holding you back
- Happiness: Get more of what fills your cup and reduce the energy drains
- Insight: Clarify what you want to make happen. Surface the mindsets that are holding you back and make the shift to those that will help propel you forward.
- Focus: Clear out the clutter and get focused on what matters most – your top priorities and commitments.
- Trust: Coaching happens on a foundation of trust, confidentiality and a shared commitment to your success.
How this looks in practice can be varied:
- John tackled his procrastination habit head on, uncovered the fears that were holding him back, and implemented new habits for working more effectively.
- Justin made his escape from a toxic work environment and crushing hours at an international law firm to a rewarding practice in a regional firm.
- After many years chained to a litigation practice that drained her, Jennifer accessed the courage to successfully step 100% into her mediation and adjudication practice.
- Carl polished his business development skills and habits, created a plan, and brought in enough work to propel him into equity partnership.
- In one year Jennifer converted a dog file into a new opportunity and successfully landed a massive client, won a prestigious award, and was invited into the partnership.
Here’s a small excerpt of what clients say about working with me:
” I really like working with you and how you are able to cut through the BS and get to the heart of things.”
“Allison’s coaching style provides a relationship that empowers and supports me as a professional and holds me accountable for progress towards my goals. She balances accountability with understanding the nature of a busy practice.”
“I started (and most importantly, stuck with!) a personalized professional development plan that works for me. Making a plan, and continuing to put that plan into place. Without question, coaching helped shape the direction of my practice, and shifted my approach to client development.”
“She celebrates my successes, helps me generate ideas, and holds me accountable in moving forward, even when I am feeling uncertain or discouraged. She helps me build my resilience in dealing with all the challenges inherent in being a lawyer. She also has a very essential human touch I really appreciate.”
