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title: "From Player to Coach: Advice from the L Suite Community on Effectively Leading a Legal Team"
description: Sean Burke shares expert advice on transitioning from player to coach and effectively leading a legal team. Learn from top GCs.
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# From Player to Coach: Advice from the L Suite Community on Effectively Leading a Legal Team

Originally published by [TechGC](https://www.whistlerpartners.com/blog-new/author/techgc) on 05.09.24

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“Leadership is not an affair of the head; it’s an affair of the heart. You need to connect with people emotionally. They need to believe in you, and they need to believe in the company. A lot of it is being able to connect with them and turning it into these challenging things that you work on together.”

Sean Burke was featured on *Tech GC *sharing what it takes to create departmental alignment and lead a successful team.  
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##### Read the full article: [https://www.lsuite.co/blog/team-building-management/general-counsel-team-management-advice](https://www.lsuite.co/blog/team-building-management/general-counsel-team-management-advice)

 

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