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Firm Culture can be Silly, but it’s Serious Business
Firm Culture can be Silly, but it’s Serious Business
By Charles Gillis
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The holiday bonus: More than just another cheque
The holiday bonus: More than just another cheque
By Charles Gillis
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How do you communicate change management results visually?
Data is powerful. Harnessed properly, it can help validate strategy and reinforce changes. To create faith in new initiatives, it's helpful to invite robust discussion on the validity of the supporting data. Especially on critical strategic issues, we should challenge the audience to understand the underlying data. They often do not. To prove this, I've presented financial performance charts on competing initiatives. With a compelling story and stunning visuals, one project highlighted increased revenue. The other option, presented in a somewhat duller fashion, contained information showcasing increases in profit margin. The audience favored the project which had more visually pleasing data, not the one with stronger financial results.
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How do you respectfully resolve employee conflicts?
Often we discuss workplace conflict in terms of how we should react to certain situations. In a dynamic, rapidly growing firm, simply operating from a playbook of typical HR responses to various scenarios has limitations. We cannot have a script that will cover all situations. More effective and productive workplaces take action before conflict arises. Many typical points of conflict can be avoided, at at least minimized in scope, by establishing clear standards and expectations on conduct as part of company's culture. Company cultures evolve and are shaped by what they allow. Clear expectations coupled with honest and consistent feedback will help identify concerns early and rectify many smaller issues before they become larger problems.
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What a privilege to hear from these three remarkable women today! I deeply appreciate their ongoing commitment and generosity toward the students at…
What a privilege to hear from these three remarkable women today! I deeply appreciate their ongoing commitment and generosity toward the students at…
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Manufacturers and distributors are grappling with a significant workforce crisis. 🦺 A recent survey by the National Association of Manufacturers…
Manufacturers and distributors are grappling with a significant workforce crisis. 🦺 A recent survey by the National Association of Manufacturers…
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The ACC San Antonio is excited to announce our new partnership with The Texas Lawbook! The Lawbook is an online newspaper that focuses on business…
The ACC San Antonio is excited to announce our new partnership with The Texas Lawbook! The Lawbook is an online newspaper that focuses on business…
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Experience & Education
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Executive Education Advisory Board
Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
- 2 years
Education
JSOM Executive Education Advisory Board
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Scotians Global Advisor
Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI)
- 7 years
As a Scotians Global Advisor, I was part of a community of advocates and industry experts
around the world with a passion for Nova Scotia, Canada. Through business advice and market
entry guidance, I helped Nova Scotia’s exporting businesses reach their full potential.
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Board Member
Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce
- 2 years
Served as the former Chairperson and later on the Advisory Board.
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Co-Founder
100 Men Who Give A Damn Dallas
- 1 year 10 months
Social Services
I was the founder of the Dallas chapter of 100 Men Who Give a Damn, a fundraising group which gathered businessmen quarterly for a networking and fundraising meeting. We raised $75,000+ for local charities during our two year initiative and helped form numerous other groups around the country.
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Advisory Committee Member
Dallas College
- 2 years
Education
Richland College Business Office Systems & Support program.
Publications
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The Seven Year Trap: Back Office Observations of the Business of Law & the Path to Partnership
See publicationWritten for pre-law and young lawyers, this book helps new lawyers understand how the business of private practice law works and provides insight into the common, but often unseen complications on the path to partnership.
Projects
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University of Texas at Dallas Executive MBA North American Trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia
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See projectI proposed and helped plan the itinerary for the UTD 2015 North American EMBA trip to Nova Scotia. Students studied the economic transformation based on the OneNS / Ivany Commission report and met top C-Level executives, OneNS Commissioners and civic leaders including the Mayor of Halifax and the Premier of NS.
Organizations
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Society Human Resource Management
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Having a sponsor is a great asset for advancement. We are so thankful for the firms who support the mission of The Podium as a sponsor. Their…
Having a sponsor is a great asset for advancement. We are so thankful for the firms who support the mission of The Podium as a sponsor. Their…
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Young lawyers, do you know what your annual production numbers will be by year-end? Even if you don't, odds are someone at your firm does - or at…
Young lawyers, do you know what your annual production numbers will be by year-end? Even if you don't, odds are someone at your firm does - or at…
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Breaking the ICE: White House Announces New Polar Pact with Canada and Finland Today, leaders of the US, Canada, and Finland announced a plan to…
Breaking the ICE: White House Announces New Polar Pact with Canada and Finland Today, leaders of the US, Canada, and Finland announced a plan to…
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Don't miss out on Carol Wooldridge and my presentation at Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Chapter Leadership Institute on Saturday, July…
Don't miss out on Carol Wooldridge and my presentation at Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Chapter Leadership Institute on Saturday, July…
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Strong, Secure, Engaged. Canada is poised to make major defense investments to help protect its homeland and all of North America. High level…
Strong, Secure, Engaged. Canada is poised to make major defense investments to help protect its homeland and all of North America. High level…
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To us, it’s just another random news item. To them, it’s a daily threat of death and destruction. Earlier this month I returned to Ukraine and had…
To us, it’s just another random news item. To them, it’s a daily threat of death and destruction. Earlier this month I returned to Ukraine and had…
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In the middle of a workshop about six years ago, I wrote this phrase down when asked what my personal purpose was. “Connecting the world to Nova…
In the middle of a workshop about six years ago, I wrote this phrase down when asked what my personal purpose was. “Connecting the world to Nova…
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