Law Roundtable
the [non]billable hour
July 21, 2008, 4:32 pm, 322957
Via Springwise:
GreenGraffiti creates advertising on dirty city streets and walls using the clean, green power of plain water. Armed with just a template and a high-pressure water sprayer, the company has "cleaned" advertising messages out of the dirt on behalf of clients including Elle, Telfort and Universal Music. No paper, no ink, no ...
July 21, 2008, 11:55 am, 322802
Just entered a presentation to SlideShare's World's Best Presentation Contest that I've been noodling around with for a while. It uses pictures of my daughter, and is titled, "If I'd only known then .... Lessons learned. Mostly the hard way." Check it out, and ...
July 21, 2008, 11:32 am, 322730
In the her Nature his Nurture blog, Sean Hazell suggests having a "Take your customer to work day." Here's how it'd work:
- Invite your customer into your workplace to shadow an employee; parties are encouraged to sign up and then paired.
- Open your office, back-shop, or factory ...
July 9, 2008, 9:52 am, 317072
Dumb Little Man has a roundup of 15 Tutorial Websites that can teach you almost anything. Next time you (or someone you know) needs help with something, give a few of these sites a try.
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July 9, 2008, 10:18 am, 317071
One thing I learned working for XPLANE, is that everyone (not just artists) can use simple visual tools to think better about almost anything. If you'd like to incorporate more visual thinking into your practicef (and communicate better with your clients), check out Dan Roam's The Back of ...
July 9, 2008, 10:32 am, 317070
If you're not using LinkedIn (or not using it enough), check out this Common Craft video that explains what LinkedIn does and why it matters.
July 2, 2008, 4:13 pm, 314615
Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness Project shares a great tip for traveling parents:
A friend of mine has a great tradition when she and her husband travel away from their children.
Like many people, she brings her kids little presents from trips, but instead of just handing them over ...
July 2, 2008, 3:54 pm, 314616
I've been doing a lot of speaking lately, and have been revamping my presentation quite a bit to focus on just a few key themes. I'm going to share a few of them in the blog, and would love your feedback. Right now, I'm organizing my talks around ...
July 1, 2008, 11:06 am, 313870
About a month ago, I had the great pleasure of working with the Subrogation Group of Cozen O'Connor to help them design and facilitate their portion of a firm-wide retreat in Orlando, Florida. Paul Bartolacci, a fantastic attorney and great guy, just sent this testimonial I thought I'd share:
July 1, 2008, 11:23 am, 313869
Conflict Zen has become one of my "must reads" lately. Author Tammy Lenski shares Seven Simple Hacks Guaranteed to Improve Your Meetings that collects several of her posts on conflict resolution in groups. I'd recommend her tips to any lawyer who meets with clients regularly, especially ...