People Skills

The Office Holiday Party
The Office Holiday Party Preparedness Guide: How to Blend In and Get Out

Five Simple Tips to Survive Your Annual Office Holiday Party The office holiday party is here, threatening to send your anxiety into new realms of oh-my-golly. And you have to go. You, an introverted Gen-Z remote worker who lives in ...

Bull Garlington - December 2, 2024
transferable skills
Uncovering Transferable Skills: How to Identify a Niche Lawyer’s Hard and Soft Skills

Are you stuck in your current practice area or are your skills transferable? Transferable skills refer to the abilities and knowledge that can be applied across different jobs and industries. These skills enhance a candidate’s versatility ...

Annie Little - September 22, 2024
top skills a lawyer needs for success
Essential Lawyer Skills Needed for Success

What are the top skills a lawyer needs for a successful legal career? Choose from this buffet of essential lawyer skills to plan your ascent. Law school gave you the tools to think like a lawyer and a grounding in the basic skills required of ...

Theda C. Snyder - September 15, 2024
lawyer soft skills
Lawyer Soft Skills: Character Traits Not a Checklist

Bull Garlington | The most important soft skill of them all.

Bull Garlington - September 13, 2024
how to answer the phone
This Is How to Answer the Phone

Bull Garlington | Flip-phone, iPhone or desk phone, here are helpful hints for conquering phone-answering anxiety.

Bull Garlington - August 28, 2024
How to Hug a Porcupine
Book Review: How to Hug a Porcupine

Book Review | "How to Hug a Porcupine" is full of practical tips for dealing with prickly people.

Susan Cohodes - August 13, 2024
social awareness and emotional intelligence
Reading the Room: Mastering Social Awareness as a Lawyer

Sharpening your social awareness skills will better equip you to forge meaningful connections, inspire trust and achieve favorable outcomes.

Paul Bramson - August 12, 2024
fear of Zoom
Will Your Paralyzing Fear of Zoom Ruin Your Life?

Fear of Zoom can leave you frozen like your Wi-Fi dropped out. But you can conquer Zoom anxiety with these five tips.

Bull Garlington - July 23, 2024
lawyer small talk
4 Easy Steps to Being a Small-Talk Superstar

Bull Garlington | I’m going to give you two methods for mastering small talk. One for when you start, one for when they start. Ready? Let’s do this.

Bull Garlington - March 21, 2024
ho'oponopono conflict resolution
Ho’oponopono: An Ancient Alternative for Personal and Legal Conflict Resolution

Gray Robinson | This ancient Hawaiian practice helps manage stress — and is a legitimate alternative form of conflict resolution.

Gray Robinson - April 6, 2023
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