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How to Gain and Exert More Influence in the 'New Normal'
Ways that a leader at any level can directly influence the climate for high performance and creativity/innovation in an organization.
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Law Firm Leadership: Managing Millennials
The Millennial Generation (born from 1981-2000) have been entering the workforce for more than a decade now. Baby Boomer and Generation X leaders are sometimes perplexed with this tech-savvy, multi-tasking and ambitious group of professionals.
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Marketing Tech: Seven Ways to Use LinkedIn More Effectively
LinkedIn makes networking universally accessible since it is both practical and strategic without requiring you to be bold or outgoing.
CLOSING MORE BUSINESS
CLOSING MORE BUSINESS - We are focused on rapid development. So, for example, if you take a firm that wants to bring in revenue rapidly, we can and do work with them. And we work with groups of people to show them how to bring [business] in first and then to back up and say, "OK, what do we need to do internally to sustain this kind of activity in the future? Are there things…
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The Pathology of Failed Law Firms
A few of the problems that faced Dewey & LeBoeuf were unique, while others were not. Nor is Dewey alone; more than 10 large and prominent firms have failed in the past decade. This article focuses on the pathology of failed law firms.
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<B><i>Online Extra:<b></i> Doing Well By Doing Good: Law Firm Social Responsibility</b>
Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principle of corporate social responsibility. CSR is based on the belief that a demonstration of concern for the environment, human rights, community development and the welfare of their employees can make a corporation more profitable. And if not more profitable, at least a better place to work.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</i> A Baker's Dozen of the Top (Mostly Free) Useful Web Tools</b>
I've written in the past about free Web tools, and unsurprisingly, Google continues to top the charts. Sometimes, however, you want tools that are more comprehensive and can be tailored to your needs.
Myth #5: ONCE YOU'VE WON THE BUSINESS, FURTHER MARKETING TO THE CLIENT IS NOT NECESSARY.
MYTH #5: ONCE YOU'VE WON THE BUSINESS, FURTHER MARKETING TO THE CLIENT IS NOT NECESSARY. Your firm's client retention depends on regularly identifying their needs, concerns and pressures. But client needs are a moving target. The time you spend listening and attending to complaints could be the difference between keeping a client and losing them to another, more attractive firm. More corporate counsel and agencies are terminating long term relationships with law firms. Depending upon which report…
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Law Firm Business Plan Basics
When you are starting a new practice it is essential that you first have a viable Business Plan in place. Even if your firm has been up and running for years, a fresh look back to business plan basics can help your bottom line tremendously.
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Media & Communications Corner: Legal Brand Journalism
Legal Brand Journalism' is the mechanism that allows thought leadership to happen. Here's what it is and how it works.
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