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Lawyers work in a profession where value is unusually easy to measure. But what about the value that takes years to build? In this edition of The SGI Reading List, Christine Shimoda explores Deep Work by Cal Newport and what it can teach lawyers about protecting time for the expertise, relationships, ideas and strategic thinking that shape a successful practice over the long term.

Law firms want lawyers to delegate, mentor, build relationships and develop business. But what if the work environment is actually rewarding the opposite behaviours? In the first edition of The SGI Reading List, Kelly Caldwell explores The Power of Habit and what Charles Duhigg’s habit loop can teach us about creating meaningful, sustainable change in law firms.

Lawyers rarely need more business development ideas. The challenge is doing the right things consistently while practising law. The most effective BD systems are simple, sustainable, and built around the way you already work. A few intentional habits, repeated over time, will do more for your practice than an ambitious plan that disappears the moment things get busy.

After watching hundreds of coaching relationships unfold, one thing has become remarkably clear: the calendar doesn’t lie. The lawyers who get the most from coaching aren’t necessarily the ones with more time. They’re the ones who decide their own growth deserves a protected place on the calendar.