The Book
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
– Albert Einstein
Leading Transformation in Law Firms Unlocking human performance in transformation
In today’s legal market, success depends on the ability to transform — continuously and at speed.
Yet most transformation efforts underestimate the single most decisive factor: people.
Whether your initiative is digital, AI-driven, centered on new business models, or focused on culture — the most powerful lever for change is human potential.
This book is for law firm leaders who want to lead successful transformation by unlocking what matters most — their people’s ability to adapt, learn, and perform at their best.
Research shows that nearly 75% of failed transformations break down due to human-related challenges.
What
You’ll Gain
Unlock untapped human potential to drive transformation.
This book helps you answer
How can you unlock people’s untapped potential to secure your firm’s future-readiness?
Inside, you’ll find research-backed insights and practical tools to:
– shift individual, team, and leadership behaviors
– enable mindset shifts
– build an adaptive, high-performance culture
– lead successful, sustainable transformation:
The Benefits
Advantages across all levels of the firm.
– stronger financial performance
– adaptive culture that supports strategy
– enhanced innovation and collaboration
– higher engagement, motivation, and retention
– resilience in times of change
– stronger employer reputation
– more meaning, purpose, and energy at work
ACT-to-Transform® Framework
A model for unlocking human
performance in transformation.
Based on extensive research and over 18 years of practical experience in the legal sector, this book introduces the ACT-to-Transform® Framework — a model for unlocking human performance in transformation.
It covers nine essential areas across three levels of leadership:
– Individual
– Team
– Organization
The framework reveals where leaders should focus on to unlock performance, build an adaptive culture, and drive successful transformation across the firm.
A diagnostic self-assessment tool to help you identify where your current strengths — and greatest opportunities — lie.
Endorsed by Legal and Academic Leaders
“This book brilliantly presents empirical, cutting-edge research about leadership and offers a bridge to law firm leaders: a clear, actionable model – ACT-to-Transform® – to apply that research to transform their law firms at a time of great change and uncertainty.”
Scott Westfahl, Professor of Practice and Director, Harvard Law School Executive EducationGrounded in Research
Informed by Practice
This book builds on findings from my earlier study
The Future of Leadership — conducted in
partnership with the Bucerius Center on the Legal
Profession and Egon Zehnder.
To deepen the research, I conducted 35 in-depth
interviews with:
– Managing Partners, CEOs, and COOs from
leading law firms
– Top leadership scholars from world-leading
business and law schools.
Drawing from this, along with my dual
background in law and psychology, and my
hands-on experience advising legal leaders, I
developed a comprehensive, holistic framework
to lead transformation.
Let’s Bring the Insights to Life
Want to explore how the book’s insights can support your leadership team or firm?