How do you create a future proof legal team? "GCs have to become leaders not only in the profession of law, but also in the “business of law”" says @BjarneTellmann#inhouselegal#digitaltransformation https://t.co/gO0sTWpL72
Switzerland: $700BN economy; social safety net, but light taxes, small government, and an open and stable economy; great universities but average annual tuition of $1,000; average family net worth of $540,000; among world's 10 happiest countries. Not bad!
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The smartest universities and colleges have started to appreciate that years of tech-driven disruption in workplaces and economies have made generations of career paths and education models increasingly outdated – a trend they see intensifying. https://t.co/ZBf9F8FTjT
We had a good first half of the year with underlying revenue up 2% reflecting growth in all our segments. @pearson is now shifting from a phase of renewal and recovery to a new age of sustainable growth.
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Awesome TED Talk on the power of education by a woman from a poor, rural, Indian village. “All of us are born into a reality that we blindly accept - until something awakens us and a new world opens up.” Rock on, Ashweetha Shetty! https://t.co/ioCrHC1XaD
Counting down until the @TeachingAwards UK Ceremony. Can’t wait to see #classroomheroes - watch BBC2 on 28.10.16
Teachers change lives. If one has made a difference to you, send them a "thank you" card. It's free: @TeachingAwards website https://t.co/yLz3R46Bvd #ThankATeacher
Interesting article on the "more for less" challenge. Most legal departments are "arranged around traditional “practice group” silos", which "makes it almost impossible to manage the resource capacity and leads to unsustainable wor…https://t.co/OHt8hMjuc1 https://t.co/hYijkMXHGC
Thinking of upgrading your legal team in an age of disruption? then you need this book- Building an Outstanding Legal Team. RT & follow for a chance to win a copy, our blog has more information: https://t.co/2S8MFI196D #legalteam#law#legalpractice courtesy of @GlobeLaw
.@BjarneTellmann thank you and Liz Delfs for launching the global disability mentoring program out of the legal department @pearson and engaging @HabenGirma@anillife@DerekShieldsFWD & others as advisers. I was honored to be included. Lead on!
Tom Chi: Pursue rate based goals. If you try to solve a problem that has only a 5% chance of success, by the time you do 20 attempts, you have created a 64% chance of success and by the time you do 50 attempts, you have a 92% chance of success.
Tom Chi of GoogleX: “Don’t “fail”. Learn. Sometimes the wildly successful is only a little different from the things that fail. Get away from the word “fail” because it darkens the mind around the whole area.