Rebecca Normand-Hochman
Rebecca Normand-Hochman is a leadership consultant and coach who brings research-based people management strategies to the legal sector. More
Rebecca Normand-Hochman is a leadership consultant and coach who brings research-based people management strategies to the legal sector. Since 2010, she has been helping leaders of international firms in Europe implement leadership best practices through consulting and coaching. She is the editor of 4 books published by Globe Law and Business in partnership with the International Bar Association (Managing Talent for Success (2012), Mentoring and Coaching for Lawyers (2013), Leadership for Lawyers (2014) and Recruiting and Retaining Legal Talent (2016)). Rebecca strives to support leaders and their teams embed outstanding leadership approaches in their day to day work as lawyers.
Rebecca Normand-Hochman
Rebecca Normand-Hochman is a leadership consultant and coach who brings research-based people management strategies to the legal sector. Since 2010, she has been helping leaders of international firms in Europe implement leadership best practices through consulting and coaching. She is the editor of 4 books published by Globe Law and Business in partnership with the International Bar Association (Managing Talent for Success (2012), Mentoring and Coaching for Lawyers (2013), Leadership for Lawyers (2014) and Recruiting and Retaining Legal Talent (2016)). Rebecca strives to support leaders and their teams embed outstanding leadership approaches in their day to day work as lawyers.
Heidi Gardner
Heidi K Gardner, PhD researches, teaches and speaks on topics related to leadership, collaboration and talent management in professional service firms. More
Heidi K Gardner, PhD researches, teaches and speaks on topics related to leadership, collaboration and talent management in professional service firms. She is on the faculty at Harvard Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession. Her work examines human capital development and deployment in professional service firms, investigating processes such as formal and informal mentoring, compensation and incentive systems, and formal assessment and promotion programs. Another current research project analyses the benefits and costs to firms and individuals of working collaboratively, and examines how leadership and organizational design support collaboration, innovation, and high-quality client service. Professor Gardner has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, the Harvard Business Review and multiple books.
Heidi Gardner
Heidi K Gardner, PhD researches, teaches and speaks on topics related to leadership, collaboration and talent management in professional service firms. She is on the faculty at Harvard Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession. Her work examines human capital development and deployment in professional service firms, investigating processes such as formal and informal mentoring, compensation and incentive systems, and formal assessment and promotion programs. Another current research project analyses the benefits and costs to firms and individuals of working collaboratively, and examines how leadership and organizational design support collaboration, innovation, and high-quality client service. Professor Gardner has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, the Harvard Business Review and multiple books.
Larry Richard
Dr. Larry Richard is recognized as the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior. He has advised hundreds of top law firms and major corporate law departments More
Dr. Larry Richard is recognized as the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior. He has advised hundreds of top law firms and major corporate law departments on leadership, building psychological resilience, management, and related issues such as teaming and collaboration, coping with change, motivation, innovation, influencing skills, talent selection, assessment, and other aspects of professional development and OD. Widely known as an expert on the lawyer personality, he has gathered personality data on thousands of lawyers. He is a frequent author and speaker on the use of positive psychology and applied behavioral science in helping law firms and law departments to succeed.
Larry Richard
Dr. Larry Richard is recognized as the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior. He has advised hundreds of top law firms and major corporate law departments on leadership, building psychological resilience, management, and related issues such as teaming and collaboration, coping with change, motivation, innovation, influencing skills, talent selection, assessment, and other aspects of professional development and OD. Widely known as an expert on the lawyer personality, he has gathered personality data on thousands of lawyers. He is a frequent author and speaker on the use of positive psychology and applied behavioral science in helping law firms and law departments to succeed.
Philip Beddows
With 28 years coaching and mentoring, Philip Beddows is one of the most experienced coach of More
With 28 years coaching and mentoring, Philip Beddows is one of the most experienced coach of his generation and a leading exponent in the field of coaching, fortunate to have had training from two of the pre-eminent Inner Game coaches. Philip is a founding partner of The Silk Road Partnership, and works with clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has richly varied professional experience, including leadership roles in military, political, educational and charitable spheres. He has helped to create, build and been co-owner of a number of coaching, board mentoring, training and search businesses. Philip is a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (a Harvard Medical School affiliate), a member of the Board of Governors of the IAC (International Association of Coaching). He became involved with the Institute of Mentoring in 2014, as a non-executive director, and has supported it since then, through to its transformation into the Institute of Legal Talent & Leadership.
Philip Beddows
With 28 years coaching and mentoring, Philip Beddows is one of the most experienced coach of his generation and a leading exponent in the field of coaching, fortunate to have had training from two of the pre-eminent Inner Game coaches. Philip is a founding partner of The Silk Road Partnership, and works with clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has richly varied professional experience, including leadership roles in military, political, educational and charitable spheres. He has helped to create, build and been co-owner of a number of coaching, board mentoring, training and search businesses. Philip is a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching (a Harvard Medical School affiliate), a member of the Board of Governors of the IAC (International Association of Coaching). He became involved with the Institute of Mentoring in 2014, as a non-executive director, and has supported it since then, through to its transformation into the Institute of Legal Talent & Leadership.
Ida Abbott
Ida Abbott, President of Ida Abbott Consulting, helps law firms and companies throughout the world develop, manage and retain More
Ida Abbott, President of Ida Abbott Consulting, helps law firms and companies throughout the world develop, manage and retain legal talent. She is also a valued mentor and coach, working primarily with senior lawyers on leadership and retirement transitions. With more than four decades as a lawyer and consultant, she has long been a leader in the field of legal talent management, particularly mentoring, sponsorship, and retention and advancement of women. Ida has authored many seminal books, articles and resources, and is a popular speaker at local, national, and international conferences. In recognition of her lifetime contributions to the profession, she has been elected a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the College of Law Practice Management
Ida Abbott
Ida Abbott, President of Ida Abbott Consulting, helps law firms and companies throughout the world develop, manage and retain legal talent. She is also a valued mentor and coach, working primarily with senior lawyers on leadership and retirement transitions. With more than four decades as a lawyer and consultant, she has long been a leader in the field of legal talent management, particularly mentoring, sponsorship, and retention and advancement of women. Ida has authored many seminal books, articles and resources, and is a popular speaker at local, national, and international conferences. In recognition of her lifetime contributions to the profession, she has been elected a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the College of Law Practice Management
Sian O’Neill
Sian is a publishing professional with over 20 years of experience, and founded Globe Law and Business More 
Sian is a publishing professional with over 20 years of experience, and founded Globe Law and Business in 2005 as an imprint at Globe Business Media Group. Prior to that, she ran the London office of Kluwer Law International, part of the Wolters Kluwer Group, and commissioned at Sweet & Maxwell. She believes that there is a future in print for high quality, lovingly produced titles with the utmost attention paid to the editorial, design and production processes. For authors, she aims to offer a professional service, with a personal touch. Outside of publishing, Sian is a qualified yoga teacher and has edited 'Yoga Teaching Handbook' (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
Sian O’Neill
Sian is a publishing professional with over 20 years of experience, and founded Globe Law and Business in 2005 as an imprint at Globe Business Media Group. Prior to that, she ran the London office of Kluwer Law International, part of the Wolters Kluwer Group, and commissioned at Sweet & Maxwell. She believes that there is a future in print for high quality, lovingly produced titles with the utmost attention paid to the editorial, design and production processes. For authors, she aims to offer a professional service, with a personal touch. Outside of publishing, Sian is a qualified yoga teacher and has edited 'Yoga Teaching Handbook' (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
Stephen Denyer
Stephen Denyer is Director of Strategic Relationships at The Law Society of England & Wales. More
Stephen Denyer is Director of Strategic Relationships at The Law Society of England & Wales. Prior to joining the Law Society in 2014, Stephen spent more than 36 years with Allen & Overy. During his career with that firm he was responsible for establishing, expanding or managing 11 of the firm's international offices and had management responsibility for teams comprising several hundred fee earners and support staff from many different countries. With an extensive track record of creating bonds with lawyers and law firms from different jurisdictions and cultures, he played an instrumental role in the internationalisation of both Allen & Overy and of legal practice. Stephen is also an author, commentator and strategic advisor as well as a respected manager and leader.
Stephen Denyer
Stephen Denyer is Director of Strategic Relationships at The Law Society of England & Wales. Prior to joining the Law Society in 2014, Stephen spent more than 36 years with Allen & Overy. During his career with that firm he was responsible for establishing, expanding or managing 11 of the firm's international offices and had management responsibility for teams comprising several hundred fee earners and support staff from many different countries. With an extensive track record of creating bonds with lawyers and law firms from different jurisdictions and cultures, he played an instrumental role in the internationalisation of both Allen & Overy and of legal practice. Stephen is also an author, commentator and strategic advisor as well as a respected manager and leader.
Tony King
Tony King taught at The College of Law, London, before joining one of the firms which merged to create Clifford Chance as a tax lawyer. More
Tony King taught at The College of Law, London, before joining one of the firms which merged to create Clifford Chance as a tax lawyer. He was involved in education, training and professional development at Clifford Chance from 1988 until he retired as the Director, Clifford Chance Academy, in 2014. He has led programmes in most of Clifford Chance’s offices around the world. Tony was instrumental in introducing Clifford Chance’s extensive global programme of legal-technical and business skills programmes for people at all levels and in all roles in the firm. He also put in place the Clifford Chance’s structure of development and assessment centres for its lawyers from graduate recruits up to and including candidates for partnership. Tony has held key committee and advisory positions in professional associations, including the Legal Education and Training Group; the Professional Development Consortium; the City of London Law Society; The Law Society of England & Wales; and the International Bar Association.
Tony King
Tony King taught at The College of Law, London, before joining one of the firms which merged to create Clifford Chance as a tax lawyer. He was involved in education, training and professional development at Clifford Chance from 1988 until he retired as the Director, Clifford Chance Academy, in 2014. He has led programmes in most of Clifford Chance’s offices around the world. Tony was instrumental in introducing Clifford Chance’s extensive global programme of legal-technical and business skills programmes for people at all levels and in all roles in the firm. He also put in place the Clifford Chance’s structure of development and assessment centres for its lawyers from graduate recruits up to and including candidates for partnership. Tony has held key committee and advisory positions in professional associations, including the Legal Education and Training Group; the Professional Development Consortium; the City of London Law Society; The Law Society of England & Wales; and the International Bar Association.
Stephen Mayson
Stephen Mayson is a legal services market specialist with over 30 years of experience at the forefront of the sector. More
Stephen Mayson is a legal services market specialist with over 30 years of experience at the forefront of the sector. He has unique and diverse legal services market expertise, including many non-executive directorships, years of private practice, high-profile governmental policy review appointments, and business coaching for senior strategic leaders. Stephen Mayson is one of the most respected commentators on legal practice.
Stephen Mayson
Stephen Mayson is a legal services market specialist with over 30 years of experience at the forefront of the sector. He has unique and diverse legal services market expertise, including many non-executive directorships, years of private practice, high-profile governmental policy review appointments, and business coaching for senior strategic leaders. Stephen Mayson is one of the most respected commentators on legal practice.
Tony Besse
Tony combines a strong career history and to coaching and mentoring More
Tony combines a strong career history and to coaching and mentoring that is particularly well suited to individuals contemplating professional change. He is a French national educated in the UK, and qualified as an English Solicitor and a French Avocat. Much of Tony’s career at Freshfields was spent in Paris,.Tony has extensive experience as a cross-border transaction lawyer developed over 32 years as a finance lawyer with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, including 23 years as a partner. Tony is now a talent and leadership consultant, coach and mentor. .
Tony Besse
Tony combines a strong career history and to coaching and mentoring that is particularly well suited to individuals contemplating professional change. He is a French national educated in the UK, and qualified as an English Solicitor and a French Avocat. Much of Tony’s career at Freshfields was spent in Paris,.Tony has extensive experience as a cross-border transaction lawyer developed over 32 years as a finance lawyer with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, including 23 years as a partner. Tony is now a talent and leadership consultant, coach and mentor. .
Christopher Bockmann
Christopher Bockmann is a talent and leadership expert and coach. More
Christopher Bockmann is a talent and leadership expert and coach. He assists leadership teams in managing the uncertainty, resistance and pressure. In his work, he uses a combination of advisory work, team facilitation, coaching and leadership development programmes. Christopher speaks regularly at conferences and has published a number of articles on leadership and organisational development.
Christopher Bockmann
Christopher Bockmann is a talent and leadership expert and coach. He assists leadership teams in managing the uncertainty, resistance and pressure. In his work, he uses a combination of advisory work, team facilitation, coaching and leadership development programmes. Christopher speaks regularly at conferences and has published a number of articles on leadership and organisational development.
Sarah Martin
Sarah Martin is a Programme Director and Leadership Coach at Saïd Business School. More
Sarah Martin is a Programme Director and Leadership Coach at Saïd Business School. Ms Martin originally trained as a lawyer. She worked in M&A with Allen & Overy and was senior counsel in the chairman’s office of BP PLC. She has over 20 years of business, legal and corporate governance practice at board level, combined with advanced training and experience as a business coach. Ms Martin is also a founding partner in CoombsMartin, an executive coaching consultancy in London. She has been coaching professionals and executives since 2007. Her focus is on leadership in professional services firms. She is author of “Creating Effective Relationships in Law Firms” and “Effective Decision-Making in Law Firms.”
Sarah Martin
Sarah Martin is a Programme Director and Leadership Coach at Saïd Business School. Ms Martin originally trained as a lawyer. She worked in M&A with Allen & Overy and was senior counsel in the chairman’s office of BP PLC. She has over 20 years of business, legal and corporate governance practice at board level, combined with advanced training and experience as a business coach. Ms Martin is also a founding partner in CoombsMartin, an executive coaching consultancy in London. She has been coaching professionals and executives since 2007. Her focus is on leadership in professional services firms. She is author of “Creating Effective Relationships in Law Firms” and “Effective Decision-Making in Law Firms.”
Robert Sharpe
Robert is a chartered psychologist with a clinical and mentoring consultancy in London W1. More
Robert is a chartered psychologist with a clinical and mentoring consultancy in London W1. He holds a PhD in psychology and specialises in relationship development, resilience building and mentoring of law firm partners and partner-track associates. Robert is an accomplished seminar leader and workshop facilitator who regularly advises senior management of law firms, ranging in size from major internationals to single-office, local firms. He has extensive experience in cross-cultural cooperation in the workplace, having consulted within more than 20 law firm offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. His passions are one-on-one mentoring and development of individual excellence.
Robert Sharpe
Robert is a chartered psychologist with a clinical and mentoring consultancy in London W1. He holds a PhD in psychology and specialises in relationship development, resilience building and mentoring of law firm partners and partner-track associates. Robert is an accomplished seminar leader and workshop facilitator who regularly advises senior management of law firms, ranging in size from major internationals to single-office, local firms. He has extensive experience in cross-cultural cooperation in the workplace, having consulted within more than 20 law firm offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. His passions are one-on-one mentoring and development of individual excellence.
Sally Woodward
Sally is a business and leadership coach, a Founding Principal of Sherwood PSF. More
Sally is a business and leadership coach, a Founding Principal of Sherwood PSF Consulting and Co-Director of Instituto Empresa’s management programme for lawyers. She has 30 years’ experience in the legal sector, now acting mainly as coach and consultant to senior lawyers and other professionals in many international professional service firms. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard, and an associate faculty member of Meyler Campbell, leading providers of business coaching training. Sally practised as a Solicitor in intellectual property law before moving into a senior management role at Freshfields, as their first Head of Training and Professional Support Services. She was also the first Director of Studies in Law at Newnham College, Cambridge. Sally has an Executive MBA from London Business School, and was co-designer of, and Professor on, the world’s first specialist MBA program for lawyers at Nottingham Law School.
Sally Woodward
Sally is a business and leadership coach, a Founding Principal of Sherwood PSF Consulting and Co-Director of Instituto Empresa’s management programme for lawyers. She has 30 years’ experience in the legal sector, now acting mainly as coach and consultant to senior lawyers and other professionals in many international professional service firms. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard, and an associate faculty member of Meyler Campbell, leading providers of business coaching training. Sally practised as a Solicitor in intellectual property law before moving into a senior management role at Freshfields, as their first Head of Training and Professional Support Services. She was also the first Director of Studies in Law at Newnham College, Cambridge. Sally has an Executive MBA from London Business School, and was co-designer of, and Professor on, the world’s first specialist MBA program for lawyers at Nottingham Law School.
Peter Young
Peter Young is an executive coach, consultant and management trainer with international experience across a wide variety of sectors. More
Peter Young is an executive coach, consultant and management trainer with international experience across a wide variety of sectors. He has designed and delivered leadership development programmes and workshops for law firms, consulting firms and corporates throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. In addition he works with individuals from accountancy, medicine, and the not-for-profit sector. Prior to his move into executive development in 2000, Peter enjoyed a career in book publishing. He was Operations Director for Lion Publishing PLC, led a book distribution business in the UK, led international sales and marketing teams, and launched a publishing operation in Singapore His approach is thoughtful and empathetic, while being practical and challenging. He combines his wealth of business skills and experience with the psychological depth and understanding to transform, inspire and motivate his clients, resulting in lasting change.
Peter Young
Peter Young is an executive coach, consultant and management trainer with international experience across a wide variety of sectors. He has designed and delivered leadership development programmes and workshops for law firms, consulting firms and corporates throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. In addition he works with individuals from accountancy, medicine, and the not-for-profit sector. Prior to his move into executive development in 2000, Peter enjoyed a career in book publishing. He was Operations Director for Lion Publishing PLC, led a book distribution business in the UK, led international sales and marketing teams, and launched a publishing operation in Singapore His approach is thoughtful and empathetic, while being practical and challenging. He combines his wealth of business skills and experience with the psychological depth and understanding to transform, inspire and motivate his clients, resulting in lasting change.
Stuart Barnett
Stuart is an Executive Coach who specialises in working with senior lawyers. More
Acting as a thought partner and confidant, Stuart helps his clients find the clarity, focus and perspective essential to improve the quality of their working life. In addition to coaching Stuart is a professional speaker and presents to law firms on leadership, leveraging failure and high performance. He has worked with Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, King Wood Mallesons, Clayton Utz, Pinsent Masons, McCullough Robertson, Maurice Blackburn, Holding Redlich. Formerly an academic, Stuart has worked as a consultant and writer, publishing in the Asian Wall Street Journal, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and more recently his thought leadership appears regularly in Lawyers Weekly.
Stuart Barnett
Acting as a thought partner and confidant, Stuart helps his clients find the clarity, focus and perspective essential to improve the quality of their working life. In addition to coaching Stuart is a professional speaker and presents to law firms on leadership, leveraging failure and high performance. He has worked with Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, King Wood Mallesons, Clayton Utz, Pinsent Masons, McCullough Robertson, Maurice Blackburn, Holding Redlich. Formerly an academic, Stuart has worked as a consultant and writer, publishing in the Asian Wall Street Journal, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and more recently his thought leadership appears regularly in Lawyers Weekly.
Alison Herbert
Alison specialises in coaching lawyers and helping them find solutions. More
Alison specialises in coaching lawyers and helping them find solutions. 25 years as a litigator, 13 years as the founder & owner of a successful boutique negligence practice & 5 years as a coach provides a unique blend of understanding of the challenges faced by legal organisations & their people. Experienced at coaching across the legal sector (sole practitioner to magic circle), public sector (including Ministry of Defence & Indian Administration Service) and not for profit sector (Help 4 Heroes & Royal British Legion) Alison has a strong track record of leading individuals & organisations to success. Delivering change, building resilience, developing emotional intelligence, improving communication and transforming teams
Alison Herbert
Alison specialises in coaching lawyers and helping them find solutions. 25 years as a litigator, 13 years as the founder & owner of a successful boutique negligence practice & 5 years as a coach provides a unique blend of understanding of the challenges faced by legal organisations & their people. Experienced at coaching across the legal sector (sole practitioner to magic circle), public sector (including Ministry of Defence & Indian Administration Service) and not for profit sector (Help 4 Heroes & Royal British Legion) Alison has a strong track record of leading individuals & organisations to success. Delivering change, building resilience, developing emotional intelligence, improving communication and transforming teams