While forgetting names is not the worst thing you can do socially, conversely, remembering names is one of the best. It eases social situations, sets you apart from the other bumbling schlubs, lets your companion know that they had a positive ...
Mary Ellen Sullivan - January 23, 2012Andrea Cannavina has advice on how to be in this strange land of the internet, without being a stranger.
Andrea Cannavina - January 19, 2012The grumpy Gus in the crowd who resists creating a simple LinkedIn profile would be blown away by all the things you can do with this most popular of professional social networks. But you, savvy user that you are, are probably still overlooking ...
The Editors - January 13, 2012“If you want your law practice to survive, you’ve got to network!” When I was starting out as a solo, I heard that hundreds of times. And every time, my stomach turned. I'm not a natural networker, at least not as I understood the term. To me, ...
John H. Snyder - January 9, 2012Do it now—while the phones are quiet and your colleagues are off nursing their post-holiday blues. Lean back, put your feet up, stare into the distance and make a few — emphasis on few — plans for the coming year. Focus on the strictly ...
Elizabeth A. Butcher - January 4, 2012We’ve assembled the top marketing articles from the past 12 months of Attorney at Work—the ones readers told us helped them most, and the ones that generated the most “clicks”—into a handy downloadable guide to help get you rolling on your plans ...
The Editors - December 27, 2011Having a podcast is a great way to differentiate yourself from other professionals, to display your expertise on a subject and to connect with other people. I’ve had the pleasure of being a guest on three podcasts. It’s a lot of fun to record a ...
Ruth Carter - December 13, 2011Turbulence in the legal profession, and the business world itself, make these difficult and unusual times. The loss or consolidation of so many venerable law firms has altered the competitive landscape for firms of all sizes. It’s likely, for ...
Bruce W. Marcus - December 8, 2011
Does the thought of a business lunch terrify you—even just a little bit? Do you have visions of making an etiquette faux pas at your biggest client’s dinner function? Does the well set table look more like a minefield than a ...
Mary Ellen Sullivan - December 1, 2011As many of my email correspondents are aware, my personal Gmail account was recently hacked. I still have no idea how this happened. I am not in the habit of clicking on email attachments or browsing strange websites, and I use an extremely ...
Vivian Manning - November 30, 2011
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