As much of the world knows, two particular people were married at Westminster Abbey today. Whether or not you attended in person, watched on TV, or glanced at newspaper headlines, it was hard to ignore a certain royal wedding. I'm not qualified to comment on the religious, historic, political or fashion implications of the event. ... Continue Reading →
Counting Pennies
Is your firm or law department still counting its pennies? Or is your firm or company so optimistic about its prospects that you've been given a large budget to spend freely on knowledge and information management projects? The headlines in the legal technology press often feature impressive, state of the art, large-budget projects. However, what... Continue Reading →
Cleopatra and Law Librarians
Imagine Cleopatra as a law librarian. (Let me give you moment to wrap your mind around that thought.) Consider the following: April 10 - 16, 2011 is National Library Week. April 11, 2011 was Equal Pay Day, the day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work on average to earn what men... Continue Reading →
Extreme Productivity
Each of us is given 24 hours in a day, but some of us manage to accomplish a great deal more than others. How? This is the key question behind a recent series of conversations between Bob Pozen and Justin Fox, the editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group. For those of you who... Continue Reading →
Making the Case for KM: One Magic Washing Machine at a Time
In a world run by bean counters, knowledge managers sometimes fear that they will get short shrift if they cannot marshal the data necessary to impress the folks in green eyeshades. The problem is, of course, that it can be challenging to find compelling metrics to support the case for KM. In the context of... Continue Reading →