Episode 160: Herding Cats – Creating a change agenda that everyone loves in your law firm!

The Legalpreneurs Sandbox

In this podcast, the fourth episode of eight in the CLI’s Women Legal Business Founders and Leaders Series offered through our Legalpreneurs Lab, Women Legalpreneurs Special Interest Group, Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, Centre for Legal Innovation, facilitated a discussion with three outstanding women founders and leaders from Australia on how they created a change agenda, led their firms (and clients) from A-Z, and what their plans are to sustain this in 2023:

• Genevieve Collins, Chief Executive Partner, Lander & Rogers
• Caryn Sandler, Partner + Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Gilbert + Tobin
• Tessa van Duyn, CEO and Practice Leader, Moores

Topics covered in this session included:

• How to define innovation and change (it’s different for everyone) AND how the two are intertwined
• The catalyst for and if there is a “secret sauce” that engages people in change/transformation
• Real-life examples of change/innovation projects/initiatives that worked or failed AND what happened next!
• How to value innovation and resource it at any time but especially in the face of a recession
• How do you know innovation/change has become your new BAU, part of your culture, and not just a project
• The importance of developing leadership capabilities in achieving and championing innovation/change

If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this episode, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.