“Leadership is a competency that’s shared within a team … it’s not necessarily about one individual, and I definitely don’t think it’s about seniority. We’re ambitious collectively rather than individually.” Jonathan Patterson (JP) is the Managing Director of DWF Ventures, having spent a fascinating career in the legal sector and now leading innovation and change within an industry in transition. This was a fascinating conversation, my longest yet, thanks to JP’s generosity and the varied topics we covered including:

• culture vs strategy
• more on leadership
• the power of teams
• the changes in the legal sector driven by legal tech & innovation
• what success looks like in innovation, client service & personal development
• DWF’s work around diversity & inclusion
• cognitive diversity
• Michael Jordan and John Barnes(!)
• the importance of failure
• how he continues to learn & develop as a leader & manager
• why being emotional and doing what you love is important

Enjoy!