From The Write Life authored by Kelly Gurnett: “‘Who gives a $#%& about an Oxford comma?’ So goes one of my favorite lyrics by Vampire Weekend, and the answer to date has largely been: grammar nerds, Strunk & White and those who follow the infamous Chicago vs. AP style debate. Now, we can add dairy driver to […]
Category Archives: Employment
The 2 Mental Shifts Highly Successful People Make
From Thrive Global authored by Benjamin Hardy: “There are two primary mental shifts that occur in the lives of all highly successful people. Many make the first, but very few make the second. Both of these shifts require a great deal of mental stretching from conventional and societal ways of thinking. In many ways, these shifts require […]
‘Is There a Man I Can Talk To?’: Stories of Sexism in the Workplace
From The New York Times authored by Susan Chira and Brianna Milord: “Last week, after an Uber board member’s wisecrack and the interruption of Senator Kamala Harris during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, The New York Times asked women to share their own experiences. More than 1,000 responded, offering up vivid anecdotes of times they had been interrupted, […]
Why Casual Conversations Are Better Than Formal Interviews
From Thrive Global authored by Michael Geofron: “Have you ever met someone who makes a great impression on an interview but you quickly find out is not the real deal? “There’s a name for this type of person — shallow extrovert — and they do great in job interviews. Unfortunately, most traditional interviews are designed to bring out the best […]
Free Yourself of Your Harshest Critic, and Plow Ahead
From The New York Times authored by Carl Richards: “You’re fired. No, seriously. Pack up your stuff, and get out. But let me be clear: The job you’re fired from is one you never should have had in the first place — being a critic of your own work. Done, finished, not your job anymore. When you […]
Legal Career Clarity Course: THREE DAYS [at most] and counting!
You like being a lawyer but…you don’t love your current job? Yes? You’re curious whether there are better options within the profession…. THERE ARE. You invested SO MUCH to get where you are today. Don’t stop short of reaching – actual satisfaction – (JOY even!) from a day’s work. It IS actually possible. Let Heather […]
How to Respond to Negative Online Attorney Reviews
From Attorney at Work authored by Mark C. Palmer: “Take a moment and step back from the situation. Evaluate. Attacks on our personal and professional abilities can hit close to home and elicit a dramatic, immediate response. It’s in our nature to defend ourselves and our work, even from the tritest comments. You may feel desperate to […]
The good advice my mom gave me that I still don’t like
From The Lily authored by Margaret Sullivan: “I’m still annoyed with my mother for the advice she gave me. And that’s really saying something, since her counsel came more than 30 years ago, and Mom is no longer around for me to (lovingly! ever so lovingly!) shake my fist at. I was fresh out of school […]
Memphis law firm names first African-American female partner
From Memphis Business Journal authored by Michelle Corbet: “Tannera Gibson has been with the firm for eight years.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THIS LINK (which will then require you to be a subscriber to really get the whole story – and if you don’t live in TN, probably not gonna happen – but, regardless, I could not […]
Legal Career Clarity Course: TEN DAYS [at most] and counting!
You like being a lawyer but…you don’t love your current job? Yes? You’re curious whether there are better options within the profession…. THERE ARE. You invested SO MUCH to get where you are today. Don’t stop short of reaching – actual satisfaction – (JOY even!) from a day’s work. It IS actually possible. Let Heather […]
