488. AMMA — Controversial Leadership Opinions That Will Make Your Firm Better

2026-08-13

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Some of the most useful things a leader will ever hear are the ones nobody says to their face. This greatest-hits AMMA episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast pulls together six of the questions firm owners struggle with most, and Michael and Jessica Mogill answer each one with the candidness that comes from experience. The underperformer you keep protecting. The high-stakes call you can't seem to make. The endless learning that never turns into action. The anger that built your firm and now runs it into the ground. These...

Some of the most useful things a leader will ever hear are the ones nobody says to their face.

This greatest-hits AMMA episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast pulls together six of the questions firm owners struggle with most, and Michael and Jessica Mogill answer each one with the candidness that comes from experience. The underperformer you keep protecting. The high-stakes call you can't seem to make. The endless learning that never turns into action. The anger that built your firm and now runs it into the ground. These are the takes most leaders only wish someone would tell them.

Here's what you'll learn:

Why the hardest conversation on your calendar only gets more expensive the longer you delay it
How to make a high-stakes call with 70% of the information instead of waiting for certainty that never comes
What it takes to trade spite-driven hustle for a vision that actually lasts

The advice most leaders need isn't complicated. It's just hard to hear.

(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:33) When to let a bad hire go
(00:04:21) Making decisions at scale
(00:05:56) A framework for tough calls
(00:07:45) Decision quality vs. outcome
(00:10:45) Why you're the last to know
(00:12:33) Setting rules of engagement
(00:13:39) The information consumer trap
(00:15:54) Why knowledge isn't power
(00:18:32) The team member who drains you
(00:22:07) Setting boundaries that work
(00:22:47) When anger stops fueling you
(00:27:09) Playing the infinite game

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Links & Resources:

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
Mark Manson
Roger Federer’s 2024 Dartmouth Commencement Address
John Morgan
Nike, "Just Do It"
Star Wars

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