Is the UK’s wealthiest man also its wisest? If you have about 1/2 hour to sit in on a fascinating conversation with Sir Richard, head over to Adventures in Strategy, my Edge colleague and friend, Robert Millard’s blog post: Richard Branson on Life, Succeeding in Business and Everything
(Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, California. Duration:
Are you biased based on skin colour?
Take this Harvard test and get your own (possibly surprising) results in five minutes.
Thank you to The Complete Lawyer for "Test Yourself For Hidden Bias" in the Surveys and Research section.
The Flight of a Bat – Elegant Graphics
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Indulge a father’s proud moment as I celebrate the extraordinary work of my son Daniel Riskin (PhD Cornell – now doing post-doctorate work at Brown) along with the other scientists on this project. The sophistication of the analysis of the flight of bats is unprecedented and its rather poetic that
A Great Law Firm “Driven to [Self-] Destruction”?
Recipe for disaster: secrecy, unfair competition, deteriorating culture and even a partnership agreement that did not foresee that it was too generous to departing partners if more than a handful left at a time…
Joanna Pachner of Canada’s highly respected publication, Financial Post Business, writes in detail today about how and why the highly respected
Police Sharpshooter takes aim at Baker & McKenzie Secretary
For the full story, click on the rifle.
Robert Millard’s America’s Two Legal Professions
Supplemental to my post "Sharp Pin Approaching Associate Salary Balloon", my friend and Edge colleague Robert Millard has created a post which may impacts the context for discussing associate salaries. He explains his title: America’s Two Legal Professions with the graphic above. Read his post for a detailed explanation. Sometimes critical change is too subtle
Sharp Pin Approaching Associate Salary Balloon
Today’s front page Wall Street Journal Online article is compulsory reading for all law firm Managing Partners and H.R. professionals:
Hard Case: Job Market ?Wanes for U.S. Lawyers – Growth of Legal Sector Lags Broader Economy; Law Schools Proliferate
By AMIR EFRATI, September 24, 2007; Page A1
While the article admittedly says:
“For graduates of
Meaningful Recognition from Managing Partners and Practice Group Leaders
Harvard Business Online has a coach named Marshall Goldsmith who has written or co-edited 22 books. In answer to the question:
How Do I Provide Meaningful Recognition?
Marshall references the following:
- List the names of the key groups of people that impact your life — both at work and at home (customers, co-workers, friends, family
The 15th Annual Marketing Partner Forum 2008
I am honoured to have been invited to address the 15th Annual Marketing Partner Forum 2008:
THEME: Sustaining Success in a World of Rapid Change
DATE & PLACE: January 16-18, 2008 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida.
I also look forward to catching up with friends at the event – more details soon.
Can you pass the Critical Thinking test of a Global Law Firm?
Lovells offers a “try out” Critical Thinking test which you can take right now, anonymously.
Lovells is one of the largest international business legal practices, with over three thousand people operating from 26 offices in Europe, Asia and the United States.
It is amusing to hear Americans debate the non-constitutionality of asking applicants to submit