What a Culture of Mistake Tolerance Actually Looks Like in Legal Organizations leadership performance psychological safety well-being May 14, 2026

Somewhere on your team right now, someone knows something that isn't being said. Not because they're withholding, but because they believe that openly raising mistakes, blind spots, and missteps won't be met with support, but with judgment.

It's a dynamic that Amy Edmondson, a r...

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The Case for Well-Being as a Professional Competency in Legal Practice leadership performance professional development well-being May 05, 2026

In 2017, the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being published a report that made a statement most of the profession wasn't ready to hear: "To be a good lawyer, one has to be a healthy lawyer."

The report went further. It argued that well-being is an indispensable part of a law...

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Why Belonging at Work Starts with Feeling Safe Enough to Ask for What You Need belonging leadership psychological safety well-being Apr 30, 2026

People don't disengage because they stop caring. They disengage because they no longer feel safe enough to say what they need.

It starts small. A schedule conflict you don't mention because you don't want to look inflexible. A concern about a case strategy you keep to yourself b...

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Glue Work: The Hidden Labor That Holds Legal Teams Together culture emotional intelligence leadership retention Apr 22, 2026

Every legal team has someone who holds it together.

Not the person with the highest billable hours or the biggest book of business. The person who makes everything else work. The one who onboards the new hire without being asked. Who notices when a colleague is struggling and qu...

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