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Don’t Miss the YLD Emotional Intelligence Webinar and Facebook Live Session!

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Coaching, Compensation, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Law Education, Leadership, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Risk Management, Uncategorized, Wellness
It was a racing good time at the YLD Spring Conference in Louisville, KY last week and the keynote topic was using emotional intelligence to advance your career. If you missed attending, you can still see a related webinar replay online here, and watch the facebook live recording, accessible here, where Muir answers questions about this… Continue Reading

Associate-Initiated Reviews

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Assessments, Client Service, Coaching, Communication, Compensation, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Productivity, Professional Development, Recruitment, Retention, Uncategorized
One of the trends in corporate America that is starting to show up in law firms is the replacement of the old annual review with frequent real time reviews. Advocates of the new approach say the annual review focuses too much on past behavior, and often on behavior long in the past. At least two global law… Continue Reading

Join the Young Lawyers Division’s Day Saluting Emotional Intelligence!

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Retention, Risk Management, Uncategorized
On Friday, May 11th, as part of the 2018 YLD Spring Conference being held this year in Louisville, Kentucky, Muir will be participating in several programs on the topic of “Advancing Your Career with Emotional Intelligence,” starting with the opening address at 8AM EDT, followed by a free webinar at 1PM EDT (or register on facebook), immediately… Continue Reading

Artificial Intelligence Beats Out Lawyers Again

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Business Development, Client Service, Emotional Intelligence, Innovation, Profitability, Recruitment, Risk Management, Uncategorized
In a recent study analyzing accuracy in reviewing provisions of five NDAs, an artificial intelligence program achieved 94% accuracy versus 85% average accuracy for a group of 20 experienced lawyers. The most accurate lawyer equaled the accuracy of the AI program, but the least accurate lawyer clocked in at only 74% accuracy, an alarming statistic for… Continue Reading

The Facebook Connection to Emotional Intelligence

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Books, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Productivity, Uncategorized
As discussed in Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence, Facebook has figured in a number of projects touching on emotional intelligence. First, since Mark Zuckerberg evidently believes that, “What [members] really want is the ability to express empathy,” Facebook introduced a “dislike” button for users to show their empathy by responding to sad news. Facebook has also used access… Continue Reading

Muir to Speak at ARK Group’s Annual Business Intelligence and Analytics Conference

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Client Service, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Management, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Risk Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Ark Group’s 7th Annual Conference on Business Intelligence and Analytics in the Legal Profession will be held April 26th, 2018 at the SUNY Global Center, New York, NY. The conference topic is how analytics are being used to accelerate productivity across key firm dimensions – driving the development of standards, metrics and processes reflective of… Continue Reading

The Physics of Emotion

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Communication, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Teamwork, Uncategorized
Dr. Candace Pert was, among many other posts, the chief of brain biochemistry at the National Institutes of Health before going into private research. She passed away suddenly a few years ago, but her research has made notable contributions to the study of emotional intelligence. In an interview, The Physics of Emotion, Pert explains that neurotransmitters called peptides… Continue Reading

NYU Law School Program: Using Emotional Intelligence for Successful and Satisfying Legal Careers

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Assessments, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Mentoring, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Wellness, Work Satisfaction
Join us at 12:45 pm on Wednesday, February 28, when Ronda Muir will be making a lunchtime presentation at NYU Law School on Using Emotional Intelligence for Successful and Satisfying Legal Careers and signing copies of her book Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence. For more information and to register, go here. See you there!  … Continue Reading

February Discount on Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence!

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Assessments, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Coaching, Communication, Compensation, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Mentoring, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized
  Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence has been chosen as one of the ABA’s  Top 2017 Legal Titles.  For those who haven’t yet gotten this comprehensive guide to understanding and using emotional intelligence in the unique context of practicing law, you can buy it here for yourself and others in paperback or as an E-book at a… Continue Reading

Potential Legal Workplace Liability Expands Further in the #MeToo Age

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Culture, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Risk Management, Uncategorized
On Monday, February 5, 2018, Resolution 302 was adopted unanimously by the American Bar Association expanding the ABA’s existing provisions, dating back to 1992, in the case of harassment or retaliation based on gender, gender identity and sexual orientation in legal workplaces and by any one (including third parties) connected with legal work, wherever that conduct occurs.… Continue Reading

CLE on Ethics and EI

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Books, Client Service, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Profitability, Risk Management, Teamwork
Just a reminder that you have only two days to sign up for the CLE offered by the ABA’s Center for Professional Development on The Ethical Advantage of Emotional Intelligence at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET on December 12, 2017. Panelists are Dr. David Shor of Northwestern University and Ronda Muir, Esq., Founder and Principal of Law People Management,… Continue Reading

Sign Up for CLE on Ethics and Emotional Intelligence

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Communication, Compensation, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Risk Management, Succession, Teamwork, Wellness
Sign up for the CLE offered by the ABA’s Center for Professional Development on The Ethical Advantage of Emotional Intelligence at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET on December 12, 2017 and receive two significant discounts. Panelists are Dr. David Shor of Northwestern University and Ronda Muir, Esq., Founder and Principal of Law People Management, LLC. Registrants receive 1.50 Ethics/Professionalism CLE Credit… Continue Reading

Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence Now Available as an EBook

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Books, Business Development, Client Service, Coaching, Communication, Compensation, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Mentoring, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Succession, Teamwork, Work Satisfaction
Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence is now available as an eBook and at a significant discount from the paperback price. Take it along on the plane or vacation. For a discount, use Code RMUIR10.… Continue Reading

Scandals at the Gate

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Client Service, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Risk Management, Uncategorized
The implications of the Harvey Weinstein scandal justifiably shake workplaces across the country. Women in nearly all industries can cry “Me Too.” So what about law? Legal workplaces have long been one big high-intensity, smart person’s social mixer with the attendant fallout, and  there is no shortage in our profession of Me Too tales. The… Continue Reading

The Horror of Litigation

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Books, Culture, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Risk Management, Wellness
Now that we’ve made it past Halloween with its tricks and treats, let’s turn to some everyday scariness. Nearly half of the respondents (45%  of 800) to the October monthly survey of the National Judicial College (NJC) alumni indicated they have suffered from secondary traumatic stress (STS), defined as “the emotional duress of hearing about the firsthand… Continue Reading

The Key to Greater Profitability in the 21st Century

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Assessments, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Succession, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Wellness
Muir’s article published this month in Law Practice Today, entitled “The Key to More Profitable Practices in the 21st Century,” reviews some of the important reasons that raising emotional intelligence can improve the productivity and profitability of our legal workplaces.   The Key to More Profitable Practices in the 21st Century… Continue Reading

Successfully Making Changes

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Law Departments, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Uncategorized
In Sydney, Australia at the IBA annual conference earlier this month, Muir participated on a great panel with an energized audience on the topic of successfully making changes in our careers. Here are two of the recent articles in Lawyers Weekly: “How to Fail Well” and “The Pursuit of Happiness in the Law.”  One of the takeaways was… Continue Reading

Sneak Peak at Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Communication, Compensation, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Teamwork, Wellness
YourABA published a Q&A with author Ronda Muir today about her new book, Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence.  Check it out HERE.… Continue Reading

Muir a Panelist at Annual International Bar Association Meeting in Sydney, Australia

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, Wellness, Work Satisfaction, Work/Life Balance
Muir will be speaking on a panel led by Robert Bata at the 2017 International  Bar Association Annual Conference in Sydney, Australia on Monday, October 9th on the subject of “Re-Inventing Yourself:  Recognizing Decision Points in Your Career.” Join us!  … Continue Reading

Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Announcements, Books, Business Development, Client Service, Coaching, Communication, Compensation, Conflict, Culture, Decision-Making, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Innovation, Law Departments, Law Education, Leadership, Management, Mentoring, Pro Bono and Community Service, Productivity, Professional Development, Profitability, Recruitment, Retention, Risk Management, Succession, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Wellness, Work Satisfaction, Work/Life Balance
I am pleased to announce that (along with the eclipse) Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence is available as of yesterday here on the ABA Shop website. For a discount, use Code RMUIR10 through December 31, 2017. This is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, using and raising emotional intelligence in the unique context of law practice. It… Continue Reading

The Equine Approach to Emotional intelligence

By Ronda Muir on Posted in Client Service, Coaching, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Professional Development, Teamwork, Uncategorized, Wellness
Linda Kohanov is one of the pioneers in the area of building emotional intelligence skills through human/equine interaction. Based on the theories she discusses in her numerous bestsellers, her organization Eponaquest offers programs in Arizona to artists, educators, and business leaders that “employ horses in teaching people leadership, assertiveness, personal empowerment, relationship, intuition, and emotional fitness skills.” I had… Continue Reading