Firm Culture

Young woman smiling and eating a grape popsicle.

A New Year’s Resolution For Grape Popsicles

by Murray Gottheil
December 4, 2022December 22, 2022

I like orange popsicles. The cherry flavoured ones are also okay. The grape flavour is terrible. This is one of the few topics upon which… Read More »A New Year’s Resolution For Grape Popsicles

Time To Go

by Murray Gottheil
November 28, 2022September 23, 2023

“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” Tennessee Williams On the day that the love of my life… Read More »Time To Go

Baseball player sliding into third base and about to be tagged out.

Building a Team of Partners and Losers

by Murray Gottheil
November 24, 2022

We live in a hierarchical world. In a law firm, the levels are pretty clear. From top to bottom it goes something like this: Managing… Read More »Building a Team of Partners and Losers

The Lunatic Fringe

by Murray Gottheil
November 14, 2022November 19, 2022

Back in the day, there was a law firm in which the partners were – how do I say it sort of nicely – not… Read More »The Lunatic Fringe

Skiing While Submerged

by Murray Gottheil
September 5, 2022

When I was a teenager, my buddy Bill took me waterskiing. For those of you who do not water ski, you learn to ski on… Read More »Skiing While Submerged

Culture Murders, Decimates and Destroys Strategy

by Murray Gottheil
September 2, 2022

You may be familiar with the expression, “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast,” a quote from Peter Drucker. As the title of this post implies, I… Read More »Culture Murders, Decimates and Destroys Strategy

Patio cafe in a garden at night under a bright light.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

by Murray Gottheil
August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

There is nothing funny about child abuse, so I hesitate to tell this story. But there is a point to it, so please bear with… Read More »Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Partners Be Crazy

by Murray Gottheil
July 26, 2022

“It had evidently not occurred to her as yet that those who consent to share the bread of adversity may want the whole cake of… Read More »Partners Be Crazy

The Storm by Pierre Auguste Cot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (A young couple in ancient times running to seek shelter from a storm.)

The Storm (or Just Grow Up Already)

by Murray Gottheil
May 27, 2022May 31, 2022

There is a young adult in my life who, as he breezed through his teenage years, could not understand the stress that I experienced as… Read More »The Storm (or Just Grow Up Already)

An Alternate View of the Legal Universe

When I was young, so much younger than today, I completely bought into the fairy tale that the best and brightest lawyers are all at… Read More »An Alternate View of the Legal Universe