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April, 19 - Failure: Your New Favorite F Word April, 26 - Old Fashioned Legal Reearch Holding You Back?May, 03 - What You Should Know About the ME Generation May, 10 - Everyday Innovation May, 17 - Six Things You Didn't Know About Generation X May, 24 - Up Close with Colin B. Good February, 22 - Wielding Social Influence March, 01 - Not Every Client Is a Perfect Fit March, 08 - Picture Yourself in Political Office March, 15 - Print is Not Gone with the Wind March, 22 - Because Some People Make You Want to Scream March, 29 - Up Close - With Dera L. Johnsen-Tracy April, 05 - Help Clients Plan Ahead Before It’s Too Late April, 12 - Play Ball! Or at Least Get in the Game with a Marketing Plan February, 15 - Foraging for Estate Planning Forms? WisDocs Can Help.February, 08 - Top Four Reasons You Should Write a Blog February, 01 - Become a Books UnBound® Superuser January, 25 - Got 10 Minutes? Then You Can Do Social Media Marketing!January, 18 - I’ll Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow January, 04 - New Year, New Practice Goals - We Can Help January, 12 - You Want Fries with That?

2017

December, 28 - Happy New Year!December, 14 - Getting Paid December, 21 - Please, Sir, I Want Some More December, 07 - Thinking Beyond the Billable Hour November, 23 - Happy Thanksgiving!November, 16 - Inclusivity Matters – Especially to Your Clients November, 09 - What’s the Deal with Diversity?November, 02 - Some Schooling on Schmoozing After a Conference November, 30 - Are Hidden Biases Thriving in Your Office?October, 26 - What’s in a Name?October, 19 - Make Your Next Conference a Success October, 12 - Small Talk, Big Deal October, 05 - Stop What You're Doing – It’s Time to Play Distraction Bingo!September, 28 - Check It! Avoiding “Listlessness”September, 21 - Efficiently Effective September, 14 - A Master Mentor You Will Become September, 07 - Wax On. Wax Off.August, 31 - Is Your Firm’s First Impression Impacting Your Bottom Line?August, 24 - Advance Your Legal Research August, 10 - Networking Doesn't Have To Be a Four Letter Word August, 17 - Legal Research Made Easier January, 05 - 2017 – What’s Trending?January, 12 - Google Search Secrets January, 19 - Word vs. Word January, 26 - Are You Showing Up to Work Naked?February, 02 - What We’ve Got Here is Failure to Communicate…February, 09 - Word Up – Tune Up on Microsoft<sup>®</sup> Word to Save Time February, 16 - To Send and Receive: Email Etiquette February, 23 - Go Grammando March, 02 - Step Up Your Referral Game March, 09 - You Survived the Zombie Apocalypse. Now What? - Disaster Recovery March, 16 - Beat Writer’s Block March, 23 - The Absent-Minded Attorney March, 30 - Encryption: So Easy Anyone Can Do It April, 06 - Your Website: It’s Not About You April, 13 - Bring Spring to Your Law Office - Getting Organized April, 20 - Get Out There and Learn a New Skill, Doggone It!April, 27 - Seven Tips to Make Your Presentations Pop May, 04 - Work Less. Vacation More.May, 11 - Time for a Change - Time Management and Delegation May, 18 - Life After Law Practice - What Can You Do with a Law Degree May, 25 - It’s the Story of Your Life… Sort Of - Job Interviews June, 01 - Tell Me a Little About Yourself June, 08 - Staying at the Table - Tips for Negotiating a Job Offer June, 15 - Don’t Believe Everything You Think: Overcoming Cognitive Bias June, 22 - Fascinating Legal Facts of the Ancient World June, 29 - Guilt-Free Summer Reading July, 06 - Happy Independence Day!July, 13 - Big Benefits in Small Town Wisconsin July, 20 - Beyond Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Going Green in Your Office July, 27 - The Great Debate: Tomato vs. Tomahto August, 03 - Master the Waiting Game - Waiting Room Best Practices

2016

December, 29 - Happy New Year!December, 22 - Help Your New Year’s Resolutions Survive Reality December, 15 - Breaking Down Buzzwords December, 08 - Cheer Up! Here Come Holiday Gift Ideas.December, 01 - Travel Tips for the Itinerant Lawyer November, 24 - Happy Thanksgiving November, 17 - Winter Health Wisdom November, 10 - Performance Reviews DOn't Have To Signal the Start of the Apocalypse November, 03 - Spring Ahead. Fall Back.October, 27 - 10 Tips to Conquer Scary Conversations in the Workplace October, 20 - You talkin’ to me? Then you’d better make it interesting.October, 13 - Conquer Your Next Conference October, 06 - Make Meetings Matter September, 29 - Order in the Cortex: Mindfulness for Lawyers September, 22 - Pro Bono: Give the Gift That Gives Back to Your Firm September, 08 - Taking the Leap to Flying Solo September, 01 - Take Advantage of Legal Marketing Trends August, 25 - 5 Ways to Relieve Stress at Work August, 15 - 5 Ways to Jump Start your Business Development Strategy September, 15 - Working a room and connecting digitally – insider tips for networking like a pro