Deliver Service in More than 140 Characters

In our electronically driven world, it is easy to lose sight of the strength of superb customer service. We talk in sound bites. Tweet in under 140 characters.  Text in code. But what is this doing to our relationship skills? Are we short-changing ourselves by not practicing the basics of relationship building in our every…

Take 10 to Begin

At a recent LMA New England chapter meeting, I listened intently to David Ackert discuss motivating attorneys to consistently use business development in their practices. It was a great program and I gained lots of ideas to implement. However, one thing David said really stuck with me.  It is very similar to something I often…

Where are your Networks?

I was recently speaking with a colleague about networking and maintaining relationships. We whole-heartedly agree that chemistry plays a huge role in successful networking. But perhaps more importantly, our conversation also uncovered that networking happens everywhere and not just at work related cocktail parties. One definition of ‘network’ that I recently uncovered reads: ‘a group…