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Listen…in Order to Lead

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it” according to Dwight Eisenhower.

A leader rarely exists in a vacuum. Leaders have to interact with those whom they wish to influence in order to achieve results.  That involves effectively communicating with those with whom you wish to interact.

There are so many aspects of the practice of law that are dependent on effective communication that it is difficult to know where to start.  Accordingly, perhaps the most important quality of communication is listening.  Lawyers often assume that in …

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