How to Make Direct Marketing Work for Your Law Firm

How to Make Direct Marketing Work for Your Law Firm by Drayton Bird Published by Ark Group I have a minor contribution to this project and have an acknowledgement: “Crispin White for trying, but failing, to make the results more intellectually respectable”

Working remotely

Some thoughts on working remotely. Is there anyone out there? | The Sunday Times

Sunday Times article: Is there anyone out there?

Bosses of virtual teams need to make time to keep everyone in the loop to ensure that the creation of mutual trust is still a priority. Crispin White interviewed in this Sunday Times article. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article352266.ece

Performance Evaluation translations

A keen analyst: Thoroughly confused. Accepts new job assignments willingly: Never finishes a job. Active socially: Drinks heavily. Alert to company developments: An office gossip. Approaches difficult problems with logic: Finds someone else to do the job. Average: Not too bright. Bridge builder: Likes to compromise. Character above reproach: Still one step ahead of the … Continued

The golden age of jargon is over – or is it? “low hanging fruit” is still popular http://ping.fm/AJEfa

Are we educating kids in redundant skills?

Daniel Pink  talks about how our education system lags about 20 years behind what industry requires – now we need skills in conceptual thinking and creativity and not routines/standardisation and how to pass tests (particularly multiple choice tests). Listen here.

Are we educating kids in redundant skills?

Daniel Pink  talks about how our education system lags about 20 years behind what industry requires – now we need skills in conceptual thinking and creativity and not routines/standardisation and how to pass tests (particularly multiple choice tests). Listen here.

A word of caution

The measure of an entrepreneur used to be the number of real friends claimed, but times have changed. Now the measure is how many hits one has on a Google name search, factored by some formula, like the sum of all positive messages minus 100 for every negative message. That’s the reason every good parent … Continued

Don’t go with your gut….

According to the results of a study by workplace psychologists OPP, 71% of all line managers would change the people decisions they’ve made if given a second chance. It’s an indictment on the “gut instinct” culture that costs UK businesses millions of pounds in performance issues each year. Worryingly, nearly four in ten (39%) line … Continued