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Recently, while attending my wife’s master’s thesis presentation, I was asked by some peers and professors there what I did. That, along with some recent lateral partner coaching conversations, made me reflect that this can be the wrong question and, in any case, is too limiting to be helpful in navigating our careers.

Yoga is a pain — literally. But somewhere between “Warrior 2” and “please don’t cramp,” I relearned a few lessons about growth and humility.

And this morning, it reminded me just how humbling learning something new can be.

As AI absorbs the routine, repeatable tasks inherent in much entry-level professional work, traits become the differentiator, making hiring the most critical leadership decision a manager will make.

In a conversation the other day, someone said that I was too focused on the numbers, missing the bigger point. They were right, I do love numbers because they can explain a lot.

A simple playbook for every business leader, department head, and firm partner.

I was having lunch with a friend recently—someone who’s definitely wiser than I am. He asked what I thought AI would do to the legal field—and what I’m hearing from senior law firm and corporate leaders about it.

Colleague Spotlight Meet Dana Hale Mariya Yasinovska At The Advocates, we know that our success is built on the dedication and talent of our people. Behind every placement and every client partnership is a team member whose hard work, creativity, and commitment to our mission make it all possible. Here’s another feature in our Employee…

I don’t view work-life balance with the assumption that we’d all rather not work or work less—that life is positive and work is somehow a burden.

Colleague Spotlight Meet Liz Daugherty Mariya Yasinovska At The Advocates, we know that our success is built on the hard work, dedication and talent of our people. Behind every placement and every client partnership are team members whose hard work, creativity, and commitment to our mission make it all possible. To celebrate that, we launched…

A client recently asked me why our firm is so focused on candidates’ feelings.