Here are five easy rules that will make the job of managing difficult people a little easier—or at least make it go more smoothly…
MANAGING STAFF
Got troublesome staff? These five easy rules may make your job easier
June 18, 2018 by
YOUR CAREER
9 critical rules for managing former peers when you get promoted
June 18, 2018 by
Just promoted to administrator from within the ranks? Congratulations . . . and beware. It’s not easy to manage former…
INSIGHT
You can be personally liable for what happens in your workplace
May 28, 2018 by
By Lynne Curry bio
It comes as a surprise to most managers when a plaintiff names them personally as a co-defendant in a lawsuit against the manager’s company…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Use straight talk to solve 4 common people problems in your firm
May 28, 2018 by
The key to success as a manager is being up-front with employees. Yet that is what managers are most reluctant to do. They don’t want to sit down with a staff member and say…
INSIGHT
Being a great leader by applying what I’ve learned as a mother
May 11, 2018 by
By Abby Curnow-Chavez bio
With Mother’s Day just behind us, I’ve been thinking about the connection between motherhood and my other “job” – not the one of mom to teenage boys, but my work as a leadership consultant and…
YOUR CAREER
10 ways managers are improving their law firms
May 7, 2018 by
Ah, the woes of running a law office. You know them well: Reams of reports, scheduling squabbles, technology tangles, and so much more. It takes a lot of skill, patience, and strategy to make a…
YOUR CAREER
Regain control of your personal life by setting boundaries on your professional life
May 7, 2018 by
“Boundary setting is really a huge part of time management,” says world-renowned performance psychologist and author…
YOUR CAREER
Pop Quiz: Can you find the errors in these 8 sentences?
April 20, 2018 by
Proofing a document entails far more than looking for spelling errors and typos. Here are some sentences to proof. See how many errors you can find…
MANAGING ATTORNEYS
Developing productive associates: Why the traditional annual review gets a FAIL!
April 13, 2018 by
If the goal is to develop the associates into productive—and profitable—attorneys, the traditional annual review is not enough…
YOUR CAREER
How to deliver a great presentation on any topic
April 6, 2018 by
To grow in the job, a manager has to communicate ideas and visions and recommendations…
