Category «Leadership»

Converging Paths: A Librarian’s Journey to Becoming a Privacy Professional

After receiving her MLIS Stephanie Davis worked in the field of knowledge management (KM) where she sourced, documented, categorized, and shared information about her consulting firm’s people and project experiences. Davis designed webpages, delivered training programs on information access and disclosure, and administered communications and awareness campaigns. She also tracked metrics and presented reports to senior management to demonstrate the KM program was delivering against our strategy and mandate. Davis became interested in keeping data secure and maintaining confidentiality while also focusing on how to make information as accessible as possible so her clients could achieve their objectives – and this article discusses her role as a privacy professional.

Subjects: Big Data, Computer Security, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, KM, Law Librarians, Leadership, Libraries & Librarians, Privacy

Does Class Bias Emerge the Minute We Open our Mouths

Adi Gaskell identifies how we often make an assessment of someone within the first few seconds of meeting them, but a recent study from Yale highlights just how pernicious these snap judgments can be.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Employment Law, KM, Management, Recruiting

When It Comes to Your Future: Who Do You Trust?

Global Speaker and Thought Leader, Best-Selling Author, and Futurist Bill Jensen reviews critical facets of human capital management through the lens of the much heralded arrival of the robot manager. One key take-away from this article – Trust is a people issue.

Subjects: AI, Communication Skills, Information Management, KM, Leadership, Management

Why Do Experienced Women Lawyers Leave Biglaw? Why Do We Care?

Carolyn Elefant, Energy Law Entrepreneur, Eminent Domain Lawyer and Data Scientist, offers insights in response to the ABA’s November 2019 report on gender equality at biglaw. Among other issues, Elefant focuses on the ABA’s persistent failure to recognize the role of women-owned law firms to advancing gender equality and diversity in the profession.

Subjects: KM, Law Firm Marketing, Leadership, Legal Marketing, Legal Profession, Management

Leaping Into Your Future with the Real-Life Mr. Spock

Bill Jensen’s fascinating interview with Prof. Sohail Inayatullah, UNESCO Chair in Future Studies at UNESCO and USIM, focuses on the future of work, leadership and the significance of the Key Performance Indicator [KPI].

Subjects: Communications, Economy, Leadership, Management

How Law Firm Libraries Can Create New Value

Earlier this year Ron Friedmann presented an interactive session on how law firm libraries can create new value, at the Ark conference Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services (aka Ark Library). In this article he shares some session highlights, the voting results of the interactive portion, his slides and and a link to his live presentation.

Subjects: Business Research, Communications, Competitive Intelligence, Information Management, KM, Law Librarians, Leadership, Legal Research, Legal Technology, Library Marketing, Outsourcing, Reference Services

Considerations for Conversations

Nancy Dixon, a leader in the field of Knowledge Management, has been thinking about and studying what makes conversations work, and she has created a chart as a way to organize her thinking. She shares it to provide both an actionable guide to use with customers and colleagues, as well as to encourage conversation and additional thoughts.

Subjects: Communication Skills, Communications, KM, Leadership, Management

Making a difference with data driven decision-making

Amanda L. Brown, Esq., Legal Technology Consultant, Louisiana Legal Aid Navigator Project, Louisiana Bar Foundation – shares her experience on how using technology is an effective way to bridge the justice gap, and supports this position by demonstrating how data-driven decisions are used to help shine a light on where the needs are to ensure that efforts are then appropriately channeled from the start.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Financial System, Government Resources, KM, Management, Technology Trends

LinkedIn 2019 Talent Trends: Soft Skills, Transparency and Trust

Global Industry Analyst Josh Bersin addresses critical employee workplace analysis validating people skills as highly rated employer HR and talent requirements. In professions for whom continuous delivery of outstanding customer services using collaborative and dynamic team efforts is the norm, Bersin’s data driven analysis is a benchmark to expand upon organizational mission, vision and values.

Subjects: AI, Communication Skills, KM, Leadership, Management

The Library – An Indispensable Resource for the Entire Law Firm

Small and midsize law firms are benefiting from a range of agile, expert, value added services increasingly provided by Library team members in collaboration with firm colleagues in Conflicts, Finance and Marketing. Diana Koppang articulates the strategic impact of this multifaceted linchpin work product.

Subjects: KM, Law Librarians, Legal Research Training, Library Marketing, Management

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