The market has changed to what is now, more than ever, a buyer’s market – with clients in the driver’s seat. This reality calls for organizations to develop and adopt innovative strategies in order to deliver high quality and responsive services, and thrive. At this program, attendees will learn how to meet challenges head-on by…
Why do bad conversations take place between good people? Too many unfortunate times, it’s because we judge rather than appreciate each other. We analyze, categorize and evaluate other people’s actions as good or bad, right or wrong, smart or foolish. A colleague, a friend or a family member will tell us they’re stressed and overwhelmed…
Muti-tasking is thankfully becoming a negative term in enlightened, evolved leadership circles. Unfortunately, these circles make up a mere 20% of workplaces. The majority of organizations still revere the so-called multi-tasking “skill,” falsely believing it leads to accomplishment and efficiency. You can’t be a detail-oriented multi-tasker. You’ve observed and participated in this environment many times…
It’s a familiar scenario. Your client, your colleague, your boss, your spouse, your kid — comes to you with a perceived problem. An issue keeps coming up that needs resolution, something’s troubling them, they can’t seem to break a problematic pattern. What do you do? If you’re like most well-intentioned, time-stressed people, you’ll try to…
Year-end and holiday activities are making everyone in the office a tad bit crazy. The pressure cooker environment and the increasingly complex daily life demands we find ourselves dealing with lead us to erroneous actions and wrongheaded decisions. Cognitive overload and an accelerating pace deprive us of the calm conditions we crave to make calculated…
In all my years of teaching time and memory management to lawyers and executives, I discovered a simple truth: It’s not so much about time as it is about FOCUS and DISCIPLINE. We all want to get more out of our weeks and days. There’s a constant feeling that we’re behind and that there aren’t…
One of the most common ways we block communication is by comparing, topping or one-upping. Ever tried to tell someone how busy, overwhelmed and stressed out you are only to have them tell you how much more work and pressure they have?Not only does that not resolve your problem, now you feel like your issues…
Two years ago I boarded a United flight to NYC. After take-off from L.A., the pilot greeted the passengers and said he expected the smooth flight to reach its destination in 4 hours and 44 minutes. I immediately told the gentlemen seated to my left and right that this would be an incredibly fabulous flight!…
Organic Communication specializes in providing coaching and consulting services to attorneys, law firm executives and law firms. Lee K. Broekman is an expert in teaching communication and management skills and works with individuals and teams in the legal community to: Develop business and build relationships Manage profitable practices and positive personnel Manage time and stress…