Blank Sheet of Paper
Blank Sheet of Paper contains thoughts and advice about creativity and law firm management.
Author: Author Merrilyn Astin Tarlton, former editor-in-chief of the ABA’s Law Practice magazine, coaches lawyers and management groups. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Denver College of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Work/Life Balance • University of Denver • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Blank Sheet of Paper
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The myth of the solitary genius
"This phenomenon of simultaneous discovery -- what science historians call "multiples" -- turns out to be extremely common." In 1922, when William Ogborn and Dorothy Thomas put together their first comprehensive list of multiples, they…
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I double dare you
Our culture has long looked to the creators of science fiction to blast us through the stasis of thinking-as-usual. Scratch the surface of many professionals who are charged by their day jobs with thinking conceptually,…
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Tip of the hat
Just a tip of my hat to Warren Bennis today. In the book Leaders which he wrote with Burt Namus he reminded us: "Innovation -- any new idea -- by definition will not be accepted…
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Squirm with envy
"When something is broken, it sometimes pays to replace it rather than fix it." So say Derek Jaques and Rupert Hanson of Mallesons, a top 50 international commercial law firm with offices throughout the southern…
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Scratch the itch
Many years ago, I worked with a group of dentists to market a new service; Dentists On Call. Essentially it was a referral service. One of the things I learned through that work is that…
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Anything is possible!
My favorite childrens' Christmas book has long been A Wish for Wings that Work by Berkeley Beathed. At last it has come true!
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Take this class . . . . please!
Training of lawyers was the focus of a great deal of discussion during the 2007 annual meeting of the College of Law Practice Management last September. From leveraging the desire of Gen X lawyers to…
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Practice, practice, practice. . . .
So what would it look like if a law firm *did* develop an effective leadership development program? (As some certainly have!) Well, it would focus on and nourish those aspects of the individual necessary for…
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Do something new. Get a prize.
The deadline for entries to win one of the 2008 InnovAction Awards is June 2. Early birds can save a little money by getting entries in before May 1. Click here to learn more about…
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Too much talk and not enough action
Those of us who get our kicks watching the next management trend roll through America's law firms can't help but notice that there's been a whole lot of talk about training lawyers to lead lately.…