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For women lawyers · Reputation, trust & influence
Influence Index™
Understand how you are seen,
trusted, and relied upon.
Your influence is already at work—whether you are actively shaping it or not. It travels through the clients, peers, collaborators, referral partners, and community members who know your work.
The Influence Index™ is a research-informed external perception assessment for women lawyers. It makes visible the reputation, trust, and relationships that shape referrals, opportunities, leadership, and long-term business value—so you can use that knowledge toward your own goals.
Questions first? No payment required to inquire.
$2,500 · A complete standalone engagement
Your goals guide the conversation
01
What matters to you
Start with the opportunities, relationships, or decisions you want to explore.
02
What others see
Understand what clients, peers, referral partners, and others in your community recognize and rely on you for.
03
What you choose next
Consider the findings and decide which possibilities serve you.
Why this matters
Your reputation shapes what comes next.
For women lawyers, trust and relationships influence who seeks your advice, who refers work to you, and whose support you can call on. Those perceptions continue to work when you aren’t in the room.
Visibility and opportunity.
As your practice, role, or public profile evolves, a clearer view of your reputation can help you identify opportunities and anticipate where your intentions may be misunderstood.
Leadership and lasting value.
Your ability to earn trust, sustain credibility, and mobilize relationships matters beyond a title. It can support collaboration, leadership, and the long-term value of your work.
This is information to use in pursuit of your goals. You don’t need another list of ways to do or be more. You decide what to strengthen, what to address, and where to spend your energy.
What the Influence Index™ is
An outside view of your professional reputation.
The assessment explores how you are perceived by people in and adjacent to your professional community: clients, peers, collaborators, referral partners, and other stakeholders. Influence extends beyond formal titles and organizational charts, so the feedback reaches beyond an internal performance review.
The focus is how others experience your work and relationships. This is not a personality test, a popularity score, or a social media metric. It is a strategic assessment of the perceptions that can shape your professional opportunities and business outcomes.
Influence Index™
Our methodology
We combine a conversation about your goals with survey feedback and qualitative interviews to understand how you are perceived in your professional community. We bring those perspectives together in a personalized report and action plan.
Our process
- Begin with your goalsIn a 60-minute opening session, we discuss what you want to accomplish, your professional relationships, and what you would like to understand.
- Gather outside perspectivesOur team gathers feedback through an online perception survey and three to five confidential qualitative interviews with people in or adjacent to your professional community.
- Bring the findings togetherWe examine the dimensions individually and together, looking for patterns of strength, opportunity, and reputational risk in the context of your goals.
- Prepare your report and action planWe synthesize the findings into an 8–10 page report and a personalized Influence Action Plan for business development and leadership growth, reviewed and refined by our advisory team.
- Explore what comes nextIn a 60-minute debrief, we discuss the findings and the actions you may want to take. You decide which possibilities serve your goals.
What we measure
The Influence Index™ examines 11 dimensions of perception and relationships: how you are experienced, what you are trusted to do, what you are known for, and how you can draw on your professional community.
Professional presence
Warmth: How approachable, empathetic, and comfortable to engage with you are perceived to be.
Competence: How others perceive your expertise, judgment, and professional credibility.
Assertiveness: How others see your willingness to take clear positions, set boundaries, and lead decisively.
Trust and trustworthiness
Ability: Perceptions of your effectiveness, follow-through, and capacity to deliver results.
Benevolence: Whether others believe your intentions are fair, generous, and oriented toward shared benefit.
Integrity: How consistently others see your actions aligning with your values and commitments.
Trust: Others’ confidence in your reliability, discretion, and dependability over time.
Reputation and relationships
Personal brand differentiation: How distinct and recognizable you are relative to others in similar roles or markets.
Personal brand clarity: How clearly others understand your expertise, what you offer, and what you stand for.
Social capital activation: Your ability to mobilize relationships for collaboration, referrals, and outcomes.
Personal network composition: The diversity, strength, and strategic relevance of your professional relationships.
Together, these dimensions reveal patterns in your reputation and relationships. The findings help you recognize what is working, where perceptions may differ, and which opportunities or risks deserve your attention.
The engagement
Influence Index™
$2,500
An external perception assessment with an 8–10 page report, a personalized Influence Action Plan, and two private sessions.
Your engagement connects feedback from your professional community to your business development and leadership goals, with space to discuss what the findings mean and choose your next steps.
Ongoing coaching is optional and priced separately.
Pay securely through Stripe by card or US bank account (ACH). One-time payment in USD; applicable tax is calculated at checkout. After purchase, we’ll contact you to coordinate your opening session. Bank payments must clear before work begins.
- A 60-minute opening conversationExplore your goals and what you would like to understand.
- Perspectives from othersAn online perception survey and qualitative interviews gather feedback from people in your professional relationships.
- A personalized report and action planAn 8–10 page report and Influence Action Plan, reviewed and finalized by your advisory team, with your goals at the center.
- A 60-minute debriefMake sense of the findings together and consider the next steps you want to take.
Before you decide
A few things to know.
How is this different from self-reflection?
Self-reflection explores how you see yourself. The Influence Index™ brings in other people’s perspectives. Those perspectives offer information to consider alongside your own experience and judgment.
Is coaching part of the commitment?
The assessment is a complete engagement on its own. If you want support putting your chosen next steps into practice, we can discuss ongoing coaching separately.
Is this for me?
The Influence Index™ is for women lawyers whose work depends on trust, referrals, and reputation—whether you own a firm, lead a team, or are building your practice. It can be especially useful during growth, increased visibility, or a professional transition. An initial conversation can help us determine whether it fits what you want to explore.
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Get in touchWhat do you want your influence to support?
Have a question before you decide? Tell us about your goals and what you would like to understand. We’ll help you explore whether the Influence Index™ is a fit. No payment is required to inquire.