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How Lawyers & Their Firms Can Be More Innovative – Live Broadcast with Tony Reiss
A live webinar lasting 1.5 hours and starting at 2.30 on 12 November 2019. Why do Law Firms Need to be More Innovative? The world is changing fast, particularly with the development of AI and algorithms. Some commentators talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management, Strategy
Tagged IE Law School, innovation, live webinar, MBL, Nottingham Law School
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Tactics for Generating More Internal Referrals
Too many professionals sit in their office expecting others in the firm to bring them work or introductions to clients. They probably won’t! Why? Because: they don’t really know what you do and they don’t fully trust that you will … Continue reading
How to Be More Creative at Work
The results of client surveys are clear. Clients are increasingly looking for more creative solutions to their problems. So let’s get more creative! In a previous life I led the project team that invented CLOVER – the first spreadable ‘butter’. … Continue reading
Falling Off The Ladder of Inference
Here’s a typical scenario which explains the ladder of inference… You briefed your assistant Jo yesterday to draft a document and give it to you first thing this morning. It’s on your desk at 10.00am (not exactly first thing!) and … Continue reading
How to Change Our Work Habits
Gretchen Rubin has recognised that there are four types of people at work, based on our tendencies to respond to expectations. It turns out there are two types of expectation: outer expectations, such as work deadlines or accepting requests from … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching and Training, Leadership and Management
Tagged expectations, gretchen rubin, habits, obligers, questioners, rebels, upholders
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Better Ways to Run Meetings (and Firms)
What’s stopping us from working at our best? It’s the way we work. Bureaucracy. Hierarchy. Compliance. Everything that slows us down and makes us feel less human. Our organisations are broken, says Aaron Dignan in his book Brave New Work. … Continue reading
What Effective Leaders Need to Know About Hormones
Leaders who understand some key aspects of neuroscience will be more effective leaders. This is the message in Simon Sinek’s book Leaders Eat Last. Sinek explains that there are four key chemicals that relate to leadership: Endorphin Dopamine Serotonin Oxytocin … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management
Tagged cortisol, dopamine, endorphin, leaders eat last, loyalty, oxytocin, serotonin, simon sinek, stress, trust
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