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My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark GoulstonEp 385 - Gerry RiskinIn this episode I speak with Gerry Riskin, Founder and Chairman of: https://www.edge.ai/people/gerry-riskin/ whose wakeup call was standing up for his mom regarding a damaged product when he was 14 and seeing the power that lawyers could have in doing that for people who couldn't stand up for themselves. To me, he is one of the best representatives of what and how lawyers could be.2022-09-0145 min
Spill The InkNavigating the legal industry’s rapid changes with Gerry Riskin of Edge InternationalWith a long and intensive career, Gerry Riskin has made his name in consultation for law firms. He is a Co-founding Partner at Edge International, serving clients around the globe for nearly 40 years. His specialties include leadership, governance and structure within law firms. He has served the Conference Board of Canada and is a Visiting Fellow for The College of Law in London among other universities. Gerry is also an author, writing books such as The Successful Lawyer, Herding Cats, beyond KNOWING and Creating the Marketing Mindset. In addition to his consulting, he also serves as a...2021-11-0838 min
BE THAT LAWYERGerry Riskin: Agility in the Face of FragilityIn this episode, Steve Fretzin and Gerry Riskin discuss:Leadership agility in trying times and attributes of successful leaders. Learning, as a lawyer, from businesses and what works for them. The fragmentation of the law industry and how it affects the exploration of new ideas and forward thinking. Supplementing your own training as an individual lawyer. Key Takeaways:New lawyers are not getting enough practice across a broad spectrum of practice areas. The positive story is managing by communicating with people, and communication is a two way street.You can go to sleep at night...2021-06-1031 min
The Successful Diligence™ PodcastThe Successful Diligence™ Podcast Episode 413: Humility, Service and Self-Improvement on the Pursuit of Success with Gerry RiskinIn today's episode I had the honor of chatting with Gerry Riskin who is an internationally recognized lawyer, author and management consultant as well as a founder of the 35 year old Edge International; which is a global consultancy with principals in Anguilla, Atlanta, Bangalore, Brisbane, Bristol, Delhi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, Miami, Mumbai, San Diego, Singapore and Sydney. Gerry has been practicing law since 1973 and was Managing Partner of a law firm in Canada and Hong Kong before forming Edge International. Gerry specializes in counseling law firm leaders on issues relating to the evolution of the structure an...2021-02-1030 min
Performance Leaders PodcastGerry Riskin on leading High Performance FirmsIn this extended podcast, Gerry Riskin reflects on 40 years leading and advising leaders of professional firms. He discusses how to lead with courage, manage partner performance, support dispersed teams and how to use after action reviews. He also reflects on his own journey, from his desire at an early age to be a lawyer, his passion for business management and the profound influence of David Maister on his life.2020-12-1144 min
Dr. Bill Dorfman® Podcast presents Meet the Mentor® SeriesGerry RiskinMeet Gerry Riskin. He's an attorney and businessman who has formed a global management consultancy to teach law firms around the world how to achieve peak performance, compete for the clients they want to serve and to highly satisfy those clients who do choose them. Dr. Bill and Gerry discuss the importance of having diverse interests that complement your core talents and how most successful people combine their interests to achieve greater heights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-0431 min
Territory Story27. Gerry Riskin - Living in ParadiseGerry Riskin lives on a tropical island in the Caribbean. Born in Edmonton, Canada, he’s the grandson of Russian immigrants. At the age of 11, Gerry decided he wanted to be a lawyer. Being naturally inquisitive and bright meant finishing law school and becoming a lawyer was a matter of course. But after a few years of practising law, Gerry started to realise he had a slightly different calling. He discovered that his true passion was to help lawyers build better businesses. And so, this is what Gerry has been doing for the past 35 years. 25 years ago, he decided to mo...2019-09-2452 min