The No [Censored] Rule
By Robert Sutton, Ph.D.
Note: To avoid triggering filters, I’m substituting the word “jerk” for the censored word in the title. You can see the original in the image.
 Dr. Robert I. Sutton is a champion of the civilized workplace, created and maintained through careful enforcement of the no “jerk” rule. Expanding and deepending [...]
When you talk, you want others to listen, right? Whether it’s a now-or-never event (making a key point in an oral argument, for instance) or one in a long stream of communications (talking with a colleague about some aspect of a representation), getting your point across and making some sort of advance in what you’re [...]
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership:Â Follow Them And People Will Follow You
by John C. Maxwell
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The subtitle of Maxwell’s book is “Follow Them, and People Will Follow You.” Each time I read that line, I hear a rejoinder in my head: “Don’t follow them, and people won’t follow you.” Revised and updated in 2007 for [...]
I burn my candle at both ends
It will not last the night.
But ah my foes and oh my friends
It gives a lovely light.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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What do you think when you read this? If you’re like many lawyers, you felt a flutter of recognition — perhaps just before you recoiled at the idea that, perhaps [...]
Through years of school and various jobs and activities, we’ve learned how to persist even in the face of difficulties. Persistence is an important trait, since (in the words of one of my current favorite songs) “what’s worth the prize is always worth the fight.” No fight may mean no prize, and we’ve integrated that [...]
Do you ever feel that you’re just one lawyer in a large sea of others? New lawyers often begin their practices wondering how to distinguish themselves from the hundreds or thousands of other lawyers occupying the same niche. And lawyers who’ve been in practice for some time may have the same nagging question. Though the [...]
By Shel Holtz and John C. Havens
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I recently noticed a new television commercial for Domino’s Pizza, in which the company lays bare the perception that its pizza is bland and then describes new changes to the recipe, closing with an invitation to try the new Domino’s. That’s some transparency. But in today’s world, dominated as [...]
One of the top concerns for most lawyers is time management. We all have so much to accomplish in so little time, and it often seems that we’re always trying to cram more activities (whether professional or personal) into the non-negotiable 168 hours we have each week. Most of my coaching clients bring time management [...]
Leaders are often depicted as resolute, visionary, motivational, intent on reminding followers to get with the program or get off the team. And we’ve all heard that it’s lonely at the top. No question that leaders may be called on to make difficult decisions and to demand compliance with those decisions. To fail to do [...]
A Sense of Urgency
by John P. Kotter
John Kotter, a noted expert on leadership and change management, fervently believes that attachment to the status quo is a silent but deadly killer. Through numerous examples, Kotter demonstrates that organization stall and atrophy as change fails. Kotter’s bottom line? If it ain’t broke, break it.
A Sense of Urgency [...]
March 10, 2010 
