Reduces fine lines overnight! Lasts 12 hours! Made from all natural ingredients! Up to 7 times more volume in your lashes! Self-adjusts to match your skin tone! Cosmetic companies constantly try new marketing approaches to increase sales – and many people – primarily women, as the target market – actually believe and take to heart what is said in those advertisements. So when that new lipstick does not in fact stay on for 24 hours, do...

Always. Being nice often as not inspires the other person to be nice. Being negative or instantly judgmental inspires unpleasant or defensive behavior. And before you reach your judgment, get the facts. In a nice way. Maybe the person who is overdue with the brief you must file really did go to the emergency room last night. Maybe you gave out a different due date (that fact will emerge fast, but let it come out before you get too testy). Maybe...

Today’s guest post is by John G. Nevius, Esq., P.E. , of Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. John is the chair and a faculty member on ALI CLE’s upcoming CLE Program entitled Natural Resource Damages: Enforcement Trends, Risk Management and Creative Solutions for Sorting Out Liability. Join us on June 4, 2013 if you’d like to learn more on this topic! The Changing Landscape of Liability for Natural Resource Damages By John G. Nevius, Esq.,...

You’ve heard it said that “Insanity is doing the same over and over but expecting different results.” Though the point is clear enough, I prefer a slightly less extreme diagnosis: “Doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results is denial in action.” Sure, on some level it’s just human nature to want things to be easier or better without our having to work for the improved outcome. On the one hand, you can...

Ever have someone talk too close to your face? In a business context, it is not nice. She is an invader. Ever have someone just stretch out his legs or arms a little too far in a business meeting, or on a plane? Invader. And what does this kind of body language say? Could mean a lot of things, but if it is consistent invasion or consistent lack of awareness, the invader will be judged negatively. Some tips to keep you in good standing with...

Several weeks back, I introduced myself to the ALI CLE blogging community with my first piece titled Professional Base Jumping – AKA Starting a New Job After Maternity Leave. My first piece referenced my personal checklist, if you will.  For those of you who are interested, here is my second post, including the first half of my list.  Please check back for my third and final piece in this series. 1.  Be Proactive, not Reactive At home,...

It happens to everyone. Somebody you work with did you a dirty turn, intentionally or unintentionally, and made you mad. Or a colleague has a bad habit that just goes on and on and makes you miserable and less productive. You cooled off and decided enough is enough. You tried a direct, one-on-one chat to turn it around, but the problem continues. Now it’s time to have a private confab with your boss, who has the power to change things. (If she...