One of the tougher challenges of emotional intelligence is called “emotional regulation.” Of the four primary abilities constituting emotional intelligence, it essentially refers to a person’s ability to manage and ultimately change the emotions we are feeling. Not always an easy or even pleasant task.
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AI CEOs?
By Ronda Muir
So what would happen if human CEOs were replaced with automated versions? The Hustle looked into that, noting that CEOs often do work that AI is strong at–budgeting, tracking a company’s performance, and making executive decisions based on data, that eliminating their very high pay could be a substantial corporate cost savings, and that even…
ABA Dispute Resolution’s Chat with the Chair Being Rescheduled
By Ronda Muir
Due to a last minute cancellation by the ABA, the Chat with the Chair discussing Muir’s new edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence is being rescheduled. Apologies for those inconvenienced. Stay tuned for a new date!
Join the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section for News about the new edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence
By Ronda Muir
The ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section will be holding a “Chat with the Chair” March 27 at 11am EDT to discuss with author Ronda Muir the newly-released second edition of her Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence.
Open to all, you can register here.
Even better, enjoy a 20% discount off the book and ebook…
Alexa Plus Goes All Feely
By Ronda Muir
Amazon recently unveiled a smarter, more human-like Alexa Plus that purports to be able to hold natural conversations and remember details like your favorite foods and sports teams. The voice assistant also integrates with services like Uber, OpenTable, and Amazon Fresh, so you can book a ride, reserve a table, or order groceries through…
The AI Counselors Coming to Your Law Firm
By Ronda Muir
It’s not a misnomer that lawyers are often called “counselors.” Tangling with the law–as a plaintiff, a defendant, or a participant in business and personal transactions of all kinds–could well bring us to call out for counsel. There’s all those statutes and implications we don’t understand, the question whether the lawyers involved understand our personal…
Vince Lombardi’s Leadership Advice
By Ronda Muir
It seems appropriate on Super Bowl Sunday to look to Vince Lombardi, considered the greatest football coach of the 20th century, for leadership advice. After Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35–10, in Super Bowl I in 1967, they received the World Professional Football Championship Trophy. Lombardi had been the Packers’ head…
Announcement of Second Edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence
By Ronda Muir
Law People Management, LLC, is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence.
This second edition of Ronda Muir’s best-selling ABA guide to emotional intelligence (EI) in law practice reports on the latest developments in the science of EI and how to use EI to address,…
The Disengagement Crisis
By Ronda Muir
Engaged employees are involved in and enthusiastic about their work and workplace. Actively disengaged employees are disgruntled and disloyal because most of their workplace needs are unmet. It’s also been called “quiet quitting,” a phenomenon Gallup says may currently describe over half of the American workforce.
This year a New York law firm sued one…
ChatGBT Goes to Law School
By Ronda Muir
You’ve probably read by now of ChatGPT’s legal acumen. ChatGPT averaged C+ when University of Minnesota law professors used it to generate answers in 95 multiple choice and 12 essay questions in exams in four courses. When compared blindly alongside actual students’ tests, ChatGPT scored C+ while the humans averaged B+. While low, if applied across the…