“Black Friday” — join the fun with these gifts for lawyers!
Since it seems like the entire country will be shopping today, I thought I’d post some gift ideas for your favorite lawyer. As you may (or may not) know, my background is in patent litigation and I am a patent attorney, so I was thrilled to see Dennis Crouch’s Patently-O post on Ten Ways to Spend […]
Change your mind, change your practice(s).
We cannot solve problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. — Albert Einstein This is one of my favorite quotes. It is, at least for me, a truism that I must change my perspective, my way of thinking, my approach to a problem before I can possibly solve the problem. Another great […]
Tuesday shorts: 11/20/07
Leadership Development for Lawyers Mark Beese, the “marketing guy” at Holland & Hart, shared a firm’s approach to establishing a leadership development program on his aptly named blog Leadership for Lawyers. Two points from his post struck me particularly, as follow: 1. There is not an outcry from lawyers for leadership development. Many partners already see […]
Relationship or one-night stand: How law firms view associates (and clients)
As those who frequently reads this blog know, I’m a proponent of planned disengagement from work to facilitate full engagement while working. Tomorrow will be a regular working day (complete with client meetings and the regular Tuesday Shorts on the blog) but the rest of the week will find me cleaning, cooking, and spending time […]
David Maister’s Strategy & the Fat Smoker
As the title of David Maister’s forthcoming book Strategy and the Fat Smoker suggests, the problem isn’t that we don’t know what to do, it’s that we know and choose to ignore. Based on a series of articles written and posted online, Maister’s latest offering promises a dose of “real” strategy: “Real strategy lies not […]
Law, leadership, and the brain
Thanks to Stephanie West Allen’s Idealawg, I’ve been mulling over a couple of interesting articles that connect neuroscience with the law and with leadership. First up is a Wall Street Journal article titled, Except in One Career, Our Brains Seem Built for Optimism. Research suggests not only that the human brain is predisposed to an […]
Tuesday shorts 11/13/07
Work/life imbalance stereotypes: Tom Stern, a Fast Company expert blogger on work/life balance issues, has posted a list of the Top Ten Work/Life Balance Turn-Offs. This list of stereotypical characters (who may show up just in time to destroy your work/life balance) is both amusing and a good warning for those evaluating potential co-workers and […]