When I first met Kavita V. Bhagat Certified Family Law Specialist, I wondered how she managed to maintain her steady depth of compassion. And it wasn’t until we did this podcast that I had a true understanding of how deep that well really went. But just as with all things in life, there’s a flip […]
Trailblazing – one step at a time! Guest: Deborah Gottesman
Have you ever looked at an accomplished trailblazer and wondered how they got there? On this podcast, Deborah shares her story. Why she opened her boutique lighting design firm. How she spoke up and influenced changes in the profession, early in her career. How to become a reliable and trusted partner to clients and more. […]
Taking the risk out of big scary change in professional practice! Guest: Bonnie Wisener
This is the inaugural episode of Get in the Driver’s Seat! We’re telling stories about leadership moments in small to mid size professional practices. I’m your host, Sandra Bekhor, Practice Management Coach at Bekhor Management. Change can be scary, big change scarier still. Listen to my conversation with guest, Bonnie Wisener, as we untangle what […]
Professional service firms, polish your message (guest on Your Intended Message podcast)
Professionals know how to communicate. For many, it’s an integral part of the job. But just because you’re great at writing reports, giving presentations, negotiating and running meetings doesn’t necessarily mean that you know how to give someone feedback. And it doesn’t mean that you know how to handle conflict. Communication is a vast area. […]
Gain clarity on your sales directives and get back in the driver’s seat (guest on K2 Sales Podcast)
Call it what you want, but there’s an element of sales in every professional’s role. Avoiding it or telling ourselves we can’t do it because we’re too introverted or it’s not the right image is a limiting mindset. Can you instead think of sales as helping and how that desire to help ties to the […]
Marketing and social media for lawyers (guest on Canadian Bar Association podcast)
My initiation into podcasting was both entertaining and a little terrifying! My spouse, Garry Wise, senior lawyer at Wise Law, and I were guests together on The Every Lawyer, a Canadian Bar Association podcast. We had a rather animated discussion about some of the currently controversial dos and don’ts of marketing and social media for […]
Post-pandemic law firm marketing (19 legal influencers chime in)
What should post-pandemic marketing for law firms look like? Remote work. Court closures. A market that’s been irreversibly shaken up. The past few months have been quite the whirlwind. While the world, our country, province and city are beginning to reopen for business, we all know it’s not going to be business as usual. There’s […]
LinkedIn best practices for lawyers (13 tips for success)
Are we deep enough into the social media game, that there is such a thing as LinkedIn best practices for lawyers? By numbers alone, it would seem that Toronto lawyers are starting to take serious note of the site. Yet still, there remains an underlying strong sense of skepticism. I hear this a lot: “Does […]
LinkedIn books for lawyers: An interview with author Marc Halpert (videos)
If you’re connected with either myself or Marc Halpert on LinkedIn, the author of several LinkedIn books for lawyers, you’ll know that we don’t just preach about best LinkedIn marketing techniques. Our knowledge extends beyond reading (and writing — for Marc, at least!) LinkedIn books for lawyers. We diligently practice them, like true LinkedIn warriors! […]
57 Women leaders inspiring positive change in our lifetime
The idea for a post on women leaders inspiring positive change came from an activity at my Toastmasters club. I signed up to develop an improv game (‘table topics,’ for those familiar) for a joint meeting with the women from my club and the women at another local club. Given the theme of the evening, […]
