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80 STRATEGIZING RESOURCES AND EFFORTS In this step, the leader's foremost role becomes aligning all resources- people, processes, technology, and time toward that goal. This means assessing your current state honestly, defining your desired future state, and charting clear, actionable steps to bridge the gap. It is not only about having a vision but also the discipline and transparency to align every resource and effort to deliver that vision. Leadership means making active decisions and realigning as circumstances change while acknowledging that the journey to the North Star is precisely that, a journey! Key practices for intentional alignment are: • Diagnosing Before Prescribing: Conduct comprehensive assessments to ensure accurate diagnosis and treatment. Where are the bottlenecks? What are the primary pain points that clients and staff experience most frequently? • Road Map Creation: Develop phased plans with milestones, roles, and measurable outcomes. Crucially, these plans must be dynamic, reviewed frequently, and adjusted as lessons emerge. • Resource Realignment: Be prepared to shift resources, retrain staff, or sunset outdated tools. Transparency here builds trust and marshals scarce resources more efficiently. BALANCING CONSISTENCY AND AGILITY Many transformation initiatives flounder because leaders fail to balance two vital but often opposing forces: consistency and agility. Consistency means anchoring actions to your North Star and communicating unwavering commitment to the common goal. Agility, on the other hand, is the leader's ability to adjust tactics, reallocate resources, and respond swiftly as realities shift. The key is to ensure that actions remain consistent with objectives while being agile about achieving results. How can legal leaders get this right? • Hold to Objectives, but Experiment with Approaches: Make the common goal nonnegotiable, but encourage pilots, innovation, and learning sprints within workflows. • Celebrate Iteration: Share stories of experiments and pivots, what worked, what did not, and the reasoning behind changes. This reduces resistance to change and normalizes agility. • Establish Feedback Loops: Create regular check-ins for realignment; monthly, quarterly, or at key project milestones, where teams can voice hurdles and propose adaptations.

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