Again last week, BusinessWeek sent me a subscription renewal notice. And again, the notice went into the shredder. I won’t toss my issues after the notice. BusinessWeek holds to pretty high editorial standards. (I read widely enough to know this.) Having said that, the business press still
Read more →first published in Lawyers Weekly In 1993, Jean Charest sought the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and, by extension, the leadership of Canada. To get there, Charest had to stand in front of a huge auditorium filled with delegates and give the speech of his political
Read more →originally published in PROFIT Magazine How one successful business uses low-cost technology to deliver speedy customer service — perfect for firms looking for a leg up in the downturn. Kyle Powell’s prior business experience made him determined to squeeze cost savings, accelerated workflows and competitive advantages out
Read more →originally published in The Lawyers Weekly Cost-conscious lawyers may ask themselves: Can we get by using only freely available research tools? Chances are, the answer today is no. But free legal research tools continue to improve as new ones emerge and legal researchers everywhere are better off
Read more →There’s a culture of free on the Internet, and it’s spawned plenty of really useful stuff for freelance writers. Here’s a quick list of no-charge tools that can supplement the software you pay for – and in many cases, replace it entirely. While many of these products
Read more →originally published in The Lawyers Weekly “It would be interesting to return to post-Enron days and read quotes saying how we need to clean things up,” mused Blake Redding, cofounder of legal consultancy VistaLaw International. “And here we are again, even worse. Asking whether certain businesses effectively
Read more →(This may be posted in its entirety on other blogs or reprinted in other websites.) Freelance writer Luigi Benetton sat down with Paul Lima, author of How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, to ask what it takes to actually write a book in 60
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