Elementary school children learn something that talented adults often forget: systems awareness. Remember the song that goes, “the knee bone’s connected to the leg bone, the leg bone’s connected to the hip bone,” and so on? That’s a form of systems awareness: if the knee goes out of whack, you can bet that [...]
A lawyer contacted me after switching to a new firm. Eager to make a great first impression and to make the most of the first six months, he asked what he should be sure to do. Here’s my non-exhaustive list:
1. Do excellent work. First impressions are often lasting impressions and fumbling an [...]
A review of Leadership That Gets Results by Daniel Goleman (Harvard Business Review, 2000)
Daniel Goleman gained notoriety in the mid-1990s for identifying competencies related to “emotional intelligence,” or the ability to perceive, regulate, understand, and work with emotions to enhance leadership. Those competencies are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. Based on [...]
How often do you find yourself doing one activity and thinking about another? Perhaps you check email while you’re on the phone or talking to someone? Or you read the paper (or browse the web) while your partner or child is trying to tell you something?
It’s so common to do this, and when we [...]
Beyond Time Management
September 16th – 12:30 PM ET
Please join me on Tuesday, September 16th for a special complimentary teleclass, Beyond Time Management, that presents advanced techniques to help you avoid overwhelm and stay on top of your tasks — using skills that you can apply in your professional and personal life. The 55-minute teleclass will be offered on [...]
A client recently called me, and I could hear the tension in his voice right away. Too many projects coming due at the same time (and thus, another long weekend in the office) combined with sheer exhaustion to make Rick an unhappy lawyer. “I just don’t know how I’m going to get it all done. [...]
Introducing Ron Peterson, a guest author. To learn more about Ron, scroll to the end of his post.
Lawyers will often carry Phi-Beta Kappa keys, law review credentials, marquee college and law school degrees, and—after a few years of diligent and conscientious practice—a growing realization that they may be unemployable! How can this be? Throughout school [...]
September 25, 2008 
