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A recent post on the Human Capital League website talks about “The Boring Trait that Google Looks for in its Leaders.”
Contrary to what most of us might think, the article says, “The most important character trait of a leader is one that you’re more likely to associate with a dull person than a
I was privileged to have been asked by the American Bar Association to write an article about the future of the legal profession for “The Annual Big Ideas Issue” of Law Practice Magazine (July/August 2014). Click on the image to read the article in full.
I hope you enjoy it.
Gerry
To most of us, courtesy and consideration are almost second nature. However, Michael Fertik — founder of reputation.com — says that when we assume a leadership capacity, being “too nice” can actually be detrimental to our organizations.
In a guest blog for the Harvard Business Review, Fertik says:
Many yield to [the instinct to
The Legal Intelligencer has launched a series of articles that focus on “competitive intelligence” in the context of legal practice.
The term “competitive intelligence” refers to the ways in which one company makes itself aware of what other companies in the same field (i.e., its “competitors”) are doing. This may include tracking their business practices,
In a May 2014 article for Inc. (Magazine), Jason Fried warns would-be employees that simply submitting a well constructed resume detailing impressive credentials is not the best way to get a job with his company.
Fried, who is is the co-founder and president of 37signals, a company that builds web-based productivity tools such
According to communications expert Nick Morgan, merely presenting data is no way to convince people of anything – no
In recent years, boutique and even mid-sized firms have begun to offer increasingly specialized ranges 
of legal services. One notable example in this regard was recently the subject of an article in The Philadelphia Business Journal.
Helbraun Levey & O’Donoghue was established in Manhattan in 2005 to meet the specific needs of one industry
Doug Sundheim recently published an article in The Harvard Business Review on a subject of relevance to anyone involved in organizational management – whether in the field of law or any other discipline. His focus is “the chasm between strategy and execution.”
Sundheim points out a truth familiar to anyone who has ever tried to
Many law firms are rethinking the billable hour as the primary basis for assessing client fees, but for now the question of how to encourage lawyers to complete and submit their time sheets continues to demand attention.
Todd Gerstein, CEO and founder of Smart WebParts, surveyed a group of lawyers on LinkedIn about their firms’
I am delighted to announce that Edge International’s Bithika Anand, founder of India’s Legal League Consulting LLC, will host the first-ever management event for India’s legal industry to include both law firms and legal departments.
Presentation and discussion topics include strategies of firm governance, mergers and acquisitions, and dealing with an economic downturn.
The one-day
