Affinity Consulting Group, an independent technology consulting group dedicated to the legal profession, today announced that Affinity University, its online legal technology training division, is now offering discounted training course bundles as well as annual subscription options for its wide array of online, on-demand legal training courses. To date, there are eight unique bundles (consisting of 2-5 classes) available including Microsoft Office, Amicus Attorney, PracticeMaster, Tabs3 and Worldox. Affordable on-demand training subscriptions are available firm-wide

I’m sure by now you’ve heard of ATOS- one of the largest information technology companies in the world whose CEO, Thierry Breton, recently announced they would do away with email as a form of communication within the organization.  

As managers, we spend a large amount of time thinking of different ways we can motivate our staff to give us more and to do a better job.  We are taught that by motivating our staff, we can improve performance and increase our bottom line. 

Motivation is one of the most misunderstood concepts in management today. 

Last week, I wrote about self-awareness as an essential trait of effective leadership.  And I’m guessing that some folks may be thinking, “That’s nice, but what does this have to do with my law practice?”  The answer is quite a bit.  In fact, self-awareness is a key component of the skill set that is most determinative of long-term business success, according to research conducted by the Stanford Research Institute International and Carnegie Mellon Foundation with Fortune 500 CEOs from around the world. The Stanford study found that 75 percent of long-term success in business depends upon leadership (people) skills.  

ABA TECHSHOW is right around the corner - scheduled for March 29-31st in Chicago - and we know this year promises to be better than ever. Affinity is proud to have four Partners presenting at this year's show.