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August 31, 2010, 1:45 pm, 757838
A funny thing happened last month as I was meeting with the new executive director of
COCA -- St. Louis' premier community arts center. It was a "get to know you" meeting, but as she and I were discussing all the workshops, seminars and training. for businesses that COCA ...
August 25, 2010, 3:45 pm, 754996
After my Law Firm Website Venn Diagram got such great feedback, I thought I'd do another highlighting one of my big pet peeves: lawyer bios. Here you go:
August 24, 2010, 11:45 am, 754169
As someone who splits my professional time working with both lawyers and with corporate America, I hear just as much business jargon as I do ...
August 23, 2010, 7:45 pm, 753861
Found this quote from professional organizer
Sue DeRoos that would be a tremendous quote for a firm trying to market to estate planning clients:
Everyone gets organized at some point, they just might not be around for it.
Via
Unclutterer.
August 23, 2010, 5:45 pm, 753826
Inspired by this
venn diagram found on
Business Pundit, I thought I'd do one for Law Firm Websites:
August 23, 2010, 3:45 pm, 753735
Keith Ferrazzi shares a few simple "Relationship Rituals" that should be on every professional's weekly checklist:
1. ...
August 19, 2010, 11:45 am, 751981
In this NYT article, author Daniel Pink challenges businesses to speak like real people. The whole article is worth your ...
August 18, 2010, 9:45 pm, 751626
Here's my new presentation, "Building the Service-Centered Firm" that I just gave as the keynote at the Minnesota Solo/Small Firm Conference in Duluth the first week of August.
Building the Service Centered Firm
August 11, 2010, 3:45 pm, 747966
If you're fighting an uphill battle in your firm trying to get the senior partners to buy into social media, you might want to give a few of these "vintage" advertisements a try:
Images from Sao Paolo ad agency
Moma. Hat tip: ...
July 19, 2010, 11:45 pm, 734844
A quick client interview tip from the always helpful
Rules of Thumb website:
If someone you're interviewing makes the same point more than twice,
it's the most important thing to him, and a crucial clue to his
personality.
Worth keeping in mind!