An often underestimated part of the innovation process, especially within law departments, is the messaging, presentation, and selling of innovation projects, programs, and portfolios to general counsel and other decisionmakers in law departments. I wrote about this topic in my book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and
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Three Innovation Efforts Corporate Counsel Want
This post is part of a series of sample chapters from my my book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations.
Three Innovation Efforts Corporate Counsel Want
This chapter contains some of my best insights from work on the customer side as an in-house…
52 Book in 52 Weeks – 2022
For many years, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I’ve also wanted to find a good way for me to keep track of the books I’ve read. And it gives me a good reading target to shoot for.
Last year, I read 68…
52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2021
For many years, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I’ve also wanted to find a good way for me to keep track of the books I’ve read. And it gives me a good reading target to shoot for.
Last year, I read 67…
Finish Your 2020 Strong with These LinkedIn Tips
Just in time to help you level up your LinkedIn game for 2020, here are 47 tips from Allison Shields Johs and me.
There are plenty of practial tips for each essential building block of your LinkedIn efforts – Profile, Connections and Participation.
Both networking and your network have never been more important than they…
Innovate Your Panel Convergence Effort Now: Free Book Chapter
I’m not surprised to see some significant stories recently about aggressive efforts by law departments to trim bloated lists of outside law firms and end up with leaner and more aligned panels. There are many reasons: corporate directives, economic stress, cost-cutting initiatives, reports of NYC associate billing rates topping $1,000 an hour, partners hoarding billable…
Free Chapter – Diversity is Essential (from Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law)
Chapter 11. Diversity is Essential
There are times, usually when I’m in a room full of white men who look and think in the same ways, that the idea I’ll discuss in this chapter is the most controversial opinion I can state in the innovation setting. However, it’s my core belief.
Diversity, in and of…
One Week Only: $2.99 Sale Price on Kindle Version of Make LinkedIn Work for You
Your professional network has never been more valuable to you than it is right now.
The best tool for capturing the value of your professional networks is LinkedIn. The people most likely to help us in difficult times are our connections. Most of us in the legal industry only use a tiny fraction of the…
Highlights from Reviews of Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law
I’ve been getting some good reviews and nice comments about my new book, Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law: A Practical Guide for Law Firms, Law Departments and Other Legal Organizations. TOday seemed like a good day to post a few of them.
It’s practical and hands-on. It’s also encyclopaedic and full of wise observations
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52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2020
For many years, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I’ve also wanted to find a good way for me to keep track of the books I’ve read. And it gives me a good reading target to shoot for.
Last year, I read 89 books, exceeding my goal by quite a bit. Or, more accurately, I listed 89 books that I read. I don’t list books that might reveal certain things I might (or might not) be working on. You will also notice tat I’ve been attempting to read the entire catalog of books of certain authors of detective stories.
If you forced me to pick my top books for 2019 (in alphabetical order), I’d probably list:
[I’m not sure why Amazon generates the cover images in such different sizes.]
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