I received this correspondence from Hoshedar Wadia, a partner in one of India’s most sophisticated law firms, Juris Corp. This firm deals in matters that range up to the hundreds of millions of US dollars in sophisticated areas like Capital Markets, Structured Finance, Securitization and so on. In the spirit of disclosure, I have
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Why you need to see Mark Zuckerberg’s personal stationery
The irony is too delicious to pass up. Mark Zuckerberg has invented one of the most powerful communication tools ever known to mankind. Facebook has literally started revolutions.
Why, then, would the most successful communications entrepreneur in history regress to a pre-internet form of communication? For the same reason Jack Welch did as president…
A Low-Paid Corner — Stripping Pay and Prestige from the Practice of Law

According to NYT journalist, Catherine Rampell, in her May 23, 2011 story: At Well-Paying Law Firms, a Low-Paid Corner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, WilmerHale and McDermott Will & Emery are "creating a second tier of workers, stripping pay and prestige from one of the most coveted jobs in the business world".
Catherine goes on to…
Recovering from information overload (McKinsey Quarterly)

All of the Managing Partners with whom I work are devoured by their “multitasking work environments”. “Recovering from information overload” (McKinsey Quarterly, January 2011) authors Derek Dean and Caroline Webb have succinctly laid out their take on the problems and solutions:
Problems (multitasking):
slows us down,
hampers creativity and
makes us anxious and it’s addictive)…
Few Lawyers Have Formal Negotiation Training
Presentation Calendar – inspiration for each month
Make your presentations far more effective by drawing on the fabulous ideas in this presentation calendar
Attorney at Work Delivers Daily Ideas for Lawyers
I am honoured to be in the esteemed company of the publishers and advisors of Attorney at Work that promises “One Really Good Idea Every Day”
There is no cost to subscribe and the ideas will flow starting in January.
I recommend that you subscribe now
Congratulations in particular to my long time friend, Merrilyn Tarlton who…
Simon Tupman’s Future Firm Forum 2010 New Zealand The Management Imperative
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“Do, Don’t Say !” Seth Godin simply nails it.
Sorry for offering the punchline in the title… but Yoda would be so proud (of Seth Godin)
Extract from Seth Godin’s blogpost: Won’t get fooled again
If you catch yourself making a promise that’s been made before, stop. Don’t spend a lot of time and effort building credibility with this sort of promising, because
…
Finding Success in a Global Paradox (Keynote ALPMA Sydney 22 Oct 2010 — Password Protected — registered participants only)
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