Employee Raise Request: How to Handle It Effectively

April 7, 2020
Let’s just pretend for a minute that the world’s financial markets aren’t being brought to a shuddering halt by a global pandemic. Because, if an employee is asking for a raise right now they are either severely overworked and deserving or trying to find the proverbial door of opportunity. Yes, people are doing crazy things but let’s just set that all aside for now. Imagine life is normal. One day it will be, and the prep you do now will help you get ahead then.

Retain Top Employees with Smart Talent Strategies

March 22, 2020
Ahhh, the age-old question: are unique employees good to have vs. molding people to what you want? Let's dive into a discussion about employee training & leadership development...

Law Firm Staffing Tips to Attract and Retain Talent

February 4, 2020
Great staff is the key to a great law firm—such an obvious statement almost goes without saying. Almost…if it weren’t for the fact that hiring and retaining top talent is the single biggest challenge facing law firms today.

Employee Engagement Starts with These Proven Strategies

January 21, 2020
There’s not an employer out there who doesn’t dream of a team that shows up every day motivated to drive the company forward. Imagine: employees arrive brimming with ideas about how goals might be better met and services improved. Imagine: those same employees never hesitate to give one another a hand and are more than willing to stay the extra time needed to get their work done. Imagine: rivers flow with salted caramel dark chocolate and your body stops aging at 25. Okay, we’ll be honest…we can’t help with that last thing, and learning to distinguish employee engagement from employee satisfaction won’t get you to workforce Nirvana, but it’ll get you a LOT closer.

Law Firm Burnout: 9 Smart Ways to Beat the Stress

January 8, 2020
We’ve all said it at one point or another: I’m just so burnt out. It’s not just us—workplace related burnout is so commonplace that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies it as a syndrome, and Harvard Business School estimates that it is responsible for generating up to $190 billion per year in healthcare costs.

Risk Taking in Business: Fueling Innovation in Your Company

December 17, 2019
There are few indisputable truths in life and, while the following isn’t one, it’s about as close as you’ll get: successful people take risks. Think about it. Name three people whose success you admire. Ellen DeGeneres? College dropout turned stand-up comedian—a.k.a. risk-taker. Bill Gates? College dropout turned billionaire—a.k.a. risk-taker. Lady Gaga? College dropout turned creative icon—a.k.a. risk taker.

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