When People Don’t FEEL Heard
I misspoke yesterday and it illustrated a very important point. I was teaching a class on communication skills, particularly the skill of listening. Listening is definitely not a skill we are trained in. And true listening is a practice few of us engage in. I was talking about the myriad of reasons why listening is […]
Coaching for Attorneys – Accountability is Key
Here is an excerpt from my new book, Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance: Conscious choice is the key to empowerment. We are always choosing. The question is whether we are choosing consciously or unconsciously. The more conscious you are in your choice-making, the more likely you are to get what you want. […]
Negativity in the Workplace, Part III – A Case Study
Part III – A Case Study arts I & II of this blog series described the problems of negativity in the workplace and suggested a way of starting to change that. Read those two blogs and then read on to an example of how one manager put this into play during a tough time in […]
Coaching for Attorneys has its Launch Party!
Friday night, I attended a book launch. Pretty exciting since it was for my book, Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance. If you don’t yet know, I wrote this book with Sacramento attorney, Stephanie Finelli. The book launch was hosted by Tony Bell of Bell & Co., private wealth management. As […]
Oakview Consulting Reviews “Coaching for Attorneys”
John Wade, owns a company called Oakview. Oakview and John Wade, specialize in coaching, consulting and mentoring services for legal, financial services and other businesses in England. John Wade has reviewed and recommended our book here: http://www.occm.co.uk/knowledge-centre/recommended-books/ I also highly recommend his blog posts, which are excellent! Thanks, John.
Negativity in the Workplace, Part II – A Process for Change
Negativity in the Workplace Part II – What to do About it Last week, I wrote about the nature of negativity in the workplace and why it seems to spread. I talked about “rapport” as a human experience that causes us to seek out the familiar, and to become like the people we spend the […]
Plaintiff Magazine Reviews “Coaching for Attorneys”
Check out our book review: http://plaintiffmagazine.com/Jan14/Ehrlich_Book-Review_Coaching-for-Attorneys_Plaintiff-article.pdf
Negativity in the Workplace – Part I – Why So Prevalent?
Negativity in the Workplace This will be a 3-part series on the topic of negativity in the workplace – seeing it for what it is; deciding what to do; and a case study. Part I – Why it is Contagious When I teach classes to management, often I hear about the negativity that exists in […]
The Advocate Reviews Coaching for Attorneys!
Last month, our book was reviewed in the Southern California legal magazine – The Advocate. Check it out! Book Review Ehrlich article
For Greater Success at any Level, Get a Mentor
One thing I believe to be powerful in business, especially when you want to advance, is to be resourceful. Resourcefulness is seeing and understanding that you have many resources available to you. So many of us try to go it alone, but much more is possible when we have other people’s strength and wisdom to […]