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Punished By Rewards
February 7, 2015
By Sue Manch – It’s law firm associate bonus season once again and the Above the Law blog’s http://abovethelaw.com/bonuses/) reporting of results from firm to firm is alternatively stirring anger and schadenfruede among associates – depending on whether their firm awarded so-called, “DPW”, “half – DPW”, or lesser amounts. With the NY-centric firms having banner
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Confronting the Pain of Perpetual Underperformers
January 21, 2015
By Sue Manch – This is that all important time of year when it is finally possible to analyze 2014 financial performance in its entirety. Too many firms will find that their productivity numbers are trending downward based on the lack of productivity of a group of lawyers. Every firm has a list – hopefully
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The Cost – Value Conundrum in Talent Strategy
November 24, 2014
By Sue Manch – “Nowadays people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.” Oscar Wilde Cost-cutting has become a familiar priority for many large law firms and ironically, it often begins with cutting people and resources at the heart of talent strategy. Despite being a business dependent on the intellectual capital of
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It’s 2014 and We STILL Don’t Know Where Our Talent Is . . .
September 15, 2014
By Sue Manch – Way, way back in 2008, Deloitte published a landmark white paper on the state of talent entitled, “It’s 2008 – Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?” [1] At the time, it caused a number of law firms to take a hard look at their talent pipeline. Many were not happy with what
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How to Help Lawyers Find Happiness
August 7, 2014
By Sue Manch – Those of us in the legal talent development arena devote our time and efforts to programs and policies that will improve the success and happiness of our lawyers and law students. We implement competency-based performance models, create tailored mentoring programs, develop substantive and varied curricula, gather meaningful feedback, and provide one-on-one
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