What Making the Wrong Hire Can Do To Your Business

Making a bad hire doesn’t simply cause stress for the hiring manager or human resources department. The costs of a bad hire resonate throughout a law firm or legal department, having profound effects on every aspect of the team and its work. Here’s the toll the wrong hire takes on your business: Lost Productivity Whether… Read More »

Five Ways to Manage a Team With Diverse Personalities

Teams that feature diverse personalities gain the value of multiple perspectives and approaches. However, different approaches to work and problem-solving can also lead to conflict and misunderstandings on the team. Here are five ways to bring a group with diverse personalities together and lead them to professional success: Get to Know Your Team Members It… Read More »

Why Employee Feedback Should Matter to You

Managers and leaders often think of their role as an expressive one, and for good reason. Those at the head of teams and departments spend a great deal of time teaching, instructing and explaining to their staff what should be done and in what way. However, receiving feedback from employees is equally valuable than to… Read More »

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Motivate a Burned Out Team

When a team is stressed, tired and overworked, day-to-day tasks can be overwhelming for both team members and their managers. While you can’t always solve the work problem immediately, you can take daily steps to help keep morale high and reduce the negative effects of a busy schedule. Here are five ways to motivate a… Read More »

Is Your Corporate Legal Department Setting Proper Goals?

  The market for legal support professionals in Toronto can be a competitive one. Most corporate legal departments know they need to focus on finding the best talent for their needs, but they may not realize how important it is to set clear, specific goals in order to improve their hiring results. Here’s how to… Read More »

Long Term Benefits of Giving Frequent Feedback to Your Legal Support Team

Feedback is a great management practice, and its effect can be altered by how frequently it is given and for how long. Many legal support professionals receive only infrequent feedback on their work. Some receive no direct guidance except during their annual performance review, while others receive only the occasional comment. Providing frequent feedback, however,… Read More »

Top Strategies for Managing a Millennial Workforce

Millennials are taking over not only the desks in legal departments, but across the entire workforce. While they bring strengths and preferences unique to their generation, knowing how to manage them effectively can be a challenge. Consider these management strategies to work effectively with members of this generation. Who are the millennials? Typically, they are… Read More »

Top Strategies for Managing a Millennial Workforce

Millennials are taking over not only the desks in legal departments, but across the entire workforce. While they bring strengths and preferences unique to their generation, knowing how to manage them effectively can be a challenge. Consider these management strategies to work effectively with members of this generation. Who are the millennials? Typically, they are… Read More »

Promoting Diversity in Your Legal Department

As an organization grows and its legal department expands, a need for diverse viewpoints becomes ever more important to the organization’s ability to spot, prevent or address legal issues. As a result, department heads and human resources teams often work to foster diversity in the legal department. Use the following tips to build diversity within… Read More »

Hone Your Creative Leadership Skills With These Three Tips

Creative leadership can help department heads and direct supervisors build communication, engagement and trust within their teams, but only when creativity is applied in practical, concrete ways. These three strategies can help leaders improve their ability to model creative leadership and provide the guidance their teams need. Focus on Personal Development Professional development is essential… Read More »