3 realities that impede lawyers from learning on the job
We have all worked with someone who, despite having years of experience, performs their job sub-optimally. There is a natural tendency to equate “years of exp...
Read More5 reasons lawyers should develop their intercultural competence
#MeToo. Truth and Reconciliation. Generational divides. Political differences. Virtually every major issue confronting us today is rooted in an inability to wor...
Read MoreThe (assessment) results are in: 2018 year in review
We practice what we preach. With 2018 now at a close, it is time to take stock. While we engage in daily, weekly, and monthly assessments of our progress, we al...
Read More7 insights from ACLEA’s competencies project
The best learning is experience. When combined with the right intention, reflection, and assessment, there is no substitute for learning by doing. It is, admitt...
Read More5 ways CLE providers can use assessment
I was recently privileged to speak at the Association for Canadian Legal Education Directors (ACLED) annual meeting in Toronto. I was a long-time member of this...
Read More12 things that impair lawyers’ self-development
I have been fortunate to have had a 20+ year, multidisciplinary career (including the practice of law) and to have worked with people from many sectors. In work...
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