Among many things, an interesting side-effect of this is maybe people starting to see the reality of HR departments. I think this reality is especially true of law firms, and other organizations where there are owners/founders/partners, and everyone else. HR might encourage employees to bring their complaints, but they might also be powerless to do…
This may fall under the category of something that maybe Facebook would have been better not bragging about: As many technology journalists suggested, the most compelling element of the announcement may be that the company will now help you find pictures of yourself, whether or not you’re tagged in them. Drawing on its existing “template”…
This is true, you will always get more of what you measure – Don’t make the mistake, therefore, of blaming lawyers for the lack of law firm innovation. Sure, lawyers are change-resistant and conservative and all the rest — but so are most people, to a greater or lesser extent. Since almost any worthwhile innovation…
Not unplugging sends the message that it’s not OK for others to unplug, not to mention also telling your employees that you don’t really trust them. So it makes sense that they are unsatisfied and maybe looking to split. “While all employees can contribute to this problem, when you’re a manager, those signals are amplified…
My wife shared an article on Facebook recently, and I thought the subject matter would make for a good career and social media reminder. Believe it or not, I do realize that many of us get a little sloppy when we’re typing things on social media, and make the occasional typo, or even, *gasp*, a…
Yeah, this happens: “In most firms, DMS adoption is mediocre to downright nonexistent. This year, Fireman & Company has interviewed almost 2,000 lawyers across a wide range of projects and one common theme crosses firms and practices: lawyers work very hard to avoid using the DMS. Most often, they’ll put files on their local C…