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		<title>3 Ways to Capitalize on a Referral Source Call</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/20/3-ways-to-capitalize-on-a-referral-source-call/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Rosen recently blogged about 5 Ways to Mess Up a Referral Source Call. He was talking about how some people make contact with a potential referral source, then start selling themselves and virtually assure that they’ll never get any referrals from that contact. 
I commend you to his post as an easy-to-digest reminder of 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Your Criminal Practice More Rewarding</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/07/06/making-your-criminal-practice-more-rewarding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The variety in a criminal law practice keeps it enjoyable. Familiarity at the courthouse makes it fun,” says Austin solo Erik Goodman, who has been board certified in criminal law since 1985. Houston criminal attorney John Parras agrees. “People charged with crimes are wealthy, poor, smart, dumb, funny, eccentric, boring, interesting and mundane. The scenarios [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy Additions to Your Conflict Resolution Toolbox</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail,&#8221; observed the famous psychologist , Abraham Maslow. When it comes to conflict resolution, the only tool that most lawyers get from law school is a hammer.
Hammering your opponent might work in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Parenting Tips Improve Your Client Effectiveness?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/08/can-parenting-tips-improve-your-client-effectiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently one of my lawyer clients described to me how he handles things with his high-strung child. As he described his process, it reminded me of how really effective family lawyers handle clients in the emotional throes of a divorce or custody battle.
In this time of economic turmoil and uncertain futures, today every lawyer has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Say “No” to a Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/03/16/how-to-say-%e2%80%9cno%e2%80%9d-to-a-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Anne Lamott says, “‘No’ is a complete sentence.” When you’re a junior associate facing a demanding partner in a law firm, however, it seems more like the path to a death sentence. How can you “be a team player,” yet protect your vital interests in your own health and well-being? Do you dare say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Networking Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/12/09/holiday-networking-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/12/09/holiday-networking-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many lawyers think of December as a time when people are harder to reach, decisions get postponed and less work gets done. That may be true for some, but it’s also a time filled with opportunities for marketing your practice, looking for new career opportunities, and deepening or expanding your network of useful resources.
No, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Send Holiday Greetings That Really Connect</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/12/01/send-holiday-greetings-that-really-connect-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/12/01/send-holiday-greetings-that-really-connect-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays and year end present many opportunities for enhancing existing client relationships and developing new prospects. Many attorneys don’t take full advantage of the opportunities, however, because they fail to invest a little forethought. Here are some ideas to consider if you engage in the venerable tradition of sending out holiday greetings.
When to Send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Improve Your Firm, Look in the Mirror</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/07/15/to-improve-your-firm-look-in-the-mirror/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/07/15/to-improve-your-firm-look-in-the-mirror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[giving feedback]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended a managing partner roundtable recently. In the course of the discussion I asked how many had ever used 360 degree feedback in their law firm. A couple of hands went up. One brave soul said, “What is 360 degree feedback?” Several nodded their heads or murmured that they were wondering that, too.
What Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing a 360 Degree Feedback Program</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/07/07/implementing-a-360-degree-feedback-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/07/07/implementing-a-360-degree-feedback-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently two different clients came to their coaching calls upset. They worked for very different organizations, but both had received the results of feedback surveys without any support or private debriefing session. Both were discouraged. They shared their reports with me and asked for help.
A Client That Saw the Glass Half Empty
One client’s report actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Email</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/06/10/the-trouble-with-email/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/06/10/the-trouble-with-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I send out this simple, straight-forward email, then I get all this negative reaction. I don’t get it.”
Misconstrued Emails
Lawyers and law firm administrators that I coach report this to me a lot. Emails are informal and easy to send quickly, so we often zip them off without rereading them to see how they might sound [...]]]></description>
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