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Leadership Credibility

This short survey seeks data about organizational leadership criteria that influence the decisions of lawyers about whether a leader is credible and whether to stay or leave their firms. Your answers to the questions in this 15 question/15 minute survey will help lawyers and law firm leaders make business decisions for their firms.  For purposes of this survey, a leader may be a peer, team leader, practice group leader, office leader, or firm leader. Engagement is defined as the emotional commitment and loyalty you feel toward your firm. 
1.How many attorneys are there in your law firm?
2.What is the title of your role?
3.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s revenue generation for the firm? 
4.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s ability to mentor and train junior lawyers ?
5.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s ability to direct career development opportunities to junior lawyers ?
6.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s ability to engage junior lawyers?
7.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s ability to retain the lawyers you believe the firm should retain?
8.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s expertise as a lawyer?
9.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s demonstrated understanding of the business aspects of running the law firm?
10.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s number of clients?
11.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is the person’s ability to reduce law firm expenses?
12.In evaluating a leader’s credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most;  how important is the person’s ability to improve team, practice group, and/or firm-wide efficiency and effectiveness in performance?
13.In evaluating a leader's credibility on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the least and 10 is the most; how important is it for the person to spend more time on the business side of the firm than practicing law?
14.What are the top three reasons for you to consider leaving your law firm?
15.What are the top three reasons for you to consider staying with your firm?
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