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An Extrovert’s Guide to Working from Home

By Kara McKenna on May 12, 2015 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Relationships

I never really took this whole introvert vs. extrovert thing seriously until recently. Growing up, we took the Myers-Briggs tests in school to determine several things, including whether we were introverts or extroverts. For every test I came in as a clear extrovert and looking back I guess it totally makes sense. I have always… Continue Reading

3 Ways Lawyers Can Use Social Media to Launch Their Careers – Webinar Recap

By Kara McKenna on June 30, 2014 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice, Millennial, Networking, Relationships, Social Media, Webinars

I had the pleasure of co-hosting a LexBlog webinar with Tiffani McDonough of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP last Wednesday, June 25th. Another big thanks to our audience for listening in and asking great questions. We had fun and hope you did too. Below the recap, you’ll find links to the recording and slides as well… Continue Reading

How Softball Prepared Me for the Working World

By Kara McKenna on June 24, 2014 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Webinars

As I have been getting ready for LexBlog’s upcoming webinar (6/25; 1pm EST), I found myself reflecting on my preparation style. I just so happened to run across a post published by Ric Leczel (Catering Sales Manager at Aramark) titled Why Life is Like Softball that really got me thinking. Growing up I played just about every sport available… Continue Reading

Webinar on June 25th: 3 Ways Lawyers Can Use Social Media to Launch their Careers

By Kara McKenna on June 24, 2014 Posted in Career Advice, Webinars

When Kara and I sat down to discuss our upcoming webinar topic, we agreed we wanted it to be relevant to questions we hear on a daily basis. The two we chose were: 1. How can lawyers use social media to build their reputation, showcase expertise and ultimately grow a client base? 2. How can… Continue Reading

Millennials: 5 Tips for Working with Baby Boomers

By Kara McKenna on January 13, 2014 Posted in Career Advice, Fun Stuff, Gen Y, Millennial, Relationships

I am pretty flattered to continue to see everyone “talkin bout my generation“and I get the sense that people are starting to catch on that we really aren’t so bad. As Ben Gipson of DLA Piper pointed out in Innovate or Die – Managing Millennials in the Workplace, the Millennial generation “is comprised of 80… Continue Reading

Why You Should Treat Every Employee Like A Millennial

By Kara McKenna on August 14, 2013 Posted in Career Advice, Gen Y, Internet, Millennial, Relationships

Remember when I said that sometimes you have to seek inspiration for your blog posts? Today, I was strolling through Twitter and decided to peruse #GenY, one of my saved searches. Luckily, within minutes, I ran across an article that peaked my interest, thanks to Andrea Blasdale for sharing. It was yet another one on the topic of the crazy… Continue Reading

Don’t Be a Sissy: Management Advice for Generation Y

By Kara McKenna on August 1, 2013 Posted in Business Development, Career Advice

A quick search on Generation Y in the workforce is greeted with an onslaught of articles on how to manage the Gen-Yers on your team. How to make us productive in the work-place, meet their unique needs, and deal with our sense of entitlement. But what happens when 20-somethings begin to shift from being managed,… Continue Reading