Minnesota Lawyer

Many lawyers have been trained to think a lot and feel little.

One recurring opportunity to be a chameleon is in a job interview. With the research done and a job description in hand, the job applicant often seeks to contort himself into the confines of the job description. He seeks to assume the identity of the person they are seeking.

It’s important for each us to appreciate the life we live and how we view it.

From time to time, everyone leaves for a new endeavor, whether intentionally or not.

Law firms face the same challenge as business faces, that is, how to retain those who are most valuable.

Tips for making a successful group pitch.

Often, I am asked about how best to pitch legal services. In the development of a practice, it is a recurring challenge. Recently, a lawyer shared his story of making another sort of pitch. There are lessons to be learned from his experience.

What do the following people have in common: a massage therapist, a librettist, a Mary Kay saleswoman, a White House photo editor, an opera singer, a martial artist, a published author, an accomplished percussionist and drummer, a minister and a poet?

A law firm that expects lawyers to be heroic every day creates its own problems

Perhaps someone has told you: “I am at the end of my rope.” Or perhaps you’ve said this about yourself. The expression is often said ...