What a roller-coaster year was 2008: incredible highs and wild, scary lows. Let’s dub 2008 the manic depressive year of the century. But as my favorite Chinese proverb advises, “Crisis is danger — and opportunity.”

One fascinating opportunity is the changing roles of professionals in legal environments. We’ve written quite a bit about leadership this year, and as we close 2008, we offer yet another strong missive — this one by Wayne Smith, who urges us to push beyond our IT comfort zones in order to lead effectively in difficult times.

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