Attorney · Author · Leadership Consultant

The subtle art of leadership.

Writing, consulting, and conversation on what actually holds organizations together — and what quietly pulls them apart.

I'm Amy Cornforth — attorney, author of The Subtle Art of Leadership, and founder of Long Term Leadership, a consulting practice built specifically for boutique law firm owners. My background runs through public defense, boutique firms, and Fortune 500 oil and gas corporate land departments.

Amy Cornforth
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Three threads, one practice.

A book, a consulting practice, and a weekly newsletter — different forms, same subject: how leadership actually works when what's underneath is allowed to surface.

The Subtle Art of Leadership by Amy Cornforth
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The Subtle Art of Leadership

Build Trust and Inspire Action with Small, Strategic Moves.

Leadership isn't about commands or control. It's about serving, inspiring, and empowering others toward a shared vision. The book lays out how to build unshakable confidence, foster real collaboration, balance trust with accountability, and turn conflict into growth — without the theatrics that most leadership writing mistakes for the work itself.

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Two running series — Beneath The Surface on leadership patterns, and Inside The Build on the founders doing the work.