soft skills for lawyers

Three referrer management themes – Plans, Relationships and Communication

At the recent MBL “Developing More Work from Referrers & Intermediaries” full day digital workshop what emerged from delegate discussions were three referrer management themes – Plans, Relationship and Communication.  Agree targets and plans It became apparent early in the session that there was a need for different levels of Read More

Influence – Cialdini’s six principles of the psychology of persuasion (Video)

This short (12 minute) video runs through some key ideas on Influence – Cialdini’s six principles of the psychology of persuasion. Influence – Cialdini’s six principles of the psychology of persuasion. (Video script) Hi. I’m Kim Tasso. Today we are going to look at the six principles of influence and Read More

Book Review: Mediation skills and strategies – A practical guide by Tony Whatling

I am often asked which books I recommend on mediation even though there are plenty of good books around on the subject. Those of my friend Clive Lewis OBE – who has written 14 books including “How to Master Workplace and Employment Mediation” (Bloomsbury, 2015) and ”Difficult Conversations - 10 Read More

2020-10-19T10:08:29+01:00October 19, 2020|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video)

This short (8 minute) video provides an introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy. It explains why emotional intelligence is important for personal and business relationships. (Video script - an introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy) HI I’m Kim Tasso. In this short video I will introduce you to Read More

Book launch: Essential soft skills for lawyers – some research findings

Between August 2019 and March 2020 I analysed a huge amount of information and research relating to the importance of soft skills within the UK legal profession. I also interviewed over 20 people from large and small law firms – lawyers and learning & development professionals – as well as Read More

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