Susan B Silverman Consulting

Bonus Episode: Mentorship by Design

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Anna learns what guidance actually sounds like when it’s intentional. Anna arrived at Ellen Park’s office exactly on time, though she’d been standing in the hallway for the past three minutes. Ellen was a partner in the corporate practice. Anna had worked with Ellen twice, both times on mid-sized M&A deals, where Anna handled due […]

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Episode 31: This is What We Look Like

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Episode 30: From Decision to Reality

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Episode 29: The Market Already Has

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

4 months later The Executive Committee meeting was scheduled for ninety minutes. Everyone knew it would take longer. Margaret arrived early, not to prepare the room but to watch how people entered it. Where they sat. Who spoke first. Who avoided eye contact. Decisions were rarely made during the formal part of meetings. Susan came […]

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Episode 28: Language Changes Behavior

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Margaret told herself she was listening for outcomes. What she was actually listening for was whether the pilot had changed how people made sense of themselves, because something in the firm already felt different. She met with the associates one by one, not to test the program but to hear how it had been received. […]

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Episode 27: Eventually

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Hal (Private) Hal stayed later than usual that evening. Not because he had more work. The briefs were finished, and the deposition outline sat neatly marked in pencil on the yellow legal pad he always used. Most of the floor had emptied an hour earlier. He was reviewing notes from a litigation strategy meeting that […]

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Episode 26: Presence Arrives

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Hal didn’t realize it at the time, but this was the beginning. By the third workshop, a Leadership Workshop, the group had stopped wondering whether it mattered. Each pilot member completed the Leadership Self-Assessment. They arrived less hesitant than before, though still not at ease. The dynamic had shifted since the last session. They now […]

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Episode 25: Once You Name Them

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Hal didn’t notice the change. He felt it, like grit in a machine that always ran smoothly. He attended meetings that dragged on and dealt with associates who talked too much. No one had the decency to ask him first. By the third time an associate used “options” instead of waiting for direction, Hal’s patience […]

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Episode 24: When Partners Start Noticing

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Ellen and Renee, partners at the firm, meet to review the progress of the associates in the pilot program. Before speaking, Renee closed the door behind her. Ellen was already seated, her jacket hanging over the back of the chair, reading on her phone. She looked up and smiled, the kind of smile that signaled […]

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Episode 23: When Judgment Becomes Visible

Susan B. Silverman, JD, MBA, ACC — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Nothing about Anna’s day looked different. She faced the same matters, deadlines, and unspoken pressure to move quickly and avoid making mistakes. However, the way she navigated through it had changed. During a deal call late Monday afternoon, the conversation stalled at a familiar point, with two partners circling the same issue, each waiting for […]

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