ACC Chicago - Association of Corporate Counsel’s Post

The Joint Spring Meeting of the GPSolo, Law Practice and Young Lawyers Divisions of the American Bar Association is perhaps the most collaborative and truly welcoming conference I’ve ever attended. #welcomehome #professionalism #lawyerlife

Reminder: to prepare for spike periods, Engineering teams need to closely monitor Load tests, user volume, app errors, system metrics...and autoscale their infrastructure accordingly. Downtime kills user experience and revenue opportunities

#society #politics #unitedstates #nobelprize [David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, and others, among the best of Hollywood. Many of you may have already seen it if you are of my GenX or earlier generation. Those of my children’s age have not. Caution ⚠️⛔️: Language. Abusive work culture. Do not click on the link if you think you will find the language deeply offensive or abusive. I do not use such language with people.] David Mamet is one of America’s foremost playwrights and this film is based on his play Glengarry Glen Ross which won a Pulitzer Prize. If you do decide to watch the attached clip featuring Alec Baldwin, one of three most powerful in this film, the other two featuring Al Pacino, watch very carefully for the symbolism in two dialogs, though on the surface you may be distracted by the negative power of the language: 1. Baldwin’s delivery of and the sales technique on the black board. The blackboard technique always works, not only in real estate sales, but in life, mostly by soft sell, which perhaps Harvard Kennedy School’s Joseph Nye would call soft power or the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or payment. It involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction as demonstrated by the more strategic and psych selling technique of Al Pacino playing Richard Roma, and on occasion by the pushy ‘bull in a china shop’ sell. 2. “What’s your name? …” exchange with Ed Harris. This is, in fact, deeply religious though it can be difficult to get it when you first watch it. Harris is being sarcastic with Baldwin, given his domineering style, suggesting to him if he is playing God because he is laying down the law as Moses asked YHWH on Sinai. Baldwin answers that the God is money from closing a sale. The point of this post is two fold to illustrate the hard charging culture of selling in New York where Goldman Sachs before the housing crisis used to think they are doing God’s work on earth. It was very difficult for Wall Street to understand why they had done anything wrong. The culture is to accept that the rich get richer and winner takes all. It is monopoly and domination. This psychology is worse now than in 2007-09, and tone deafness to the geopolitical and economic environment in denial. Baldwin can pass for Donald Trump. But Harvard’s Joe Nye, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama works a lot better provided you are authentic, credible, sincere, and honest in purpose to achieve win-win outcomes, and not deceptive, despite being brilliant, like Al Pacino’s Richard Roma.

I’m all about equity, access, advocacy and advice in wealth management. Take a look and see what else you may learn about my three P’s: passion, purpose and profession. Oh, and panthers! 😉 #diverseandmulticulturalwealth #changingthetrajectory #nowealthcreatorleftbehind #bernsteinprivatewealth #wealthmanagement

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Check out this neat story about one of RSM’s senior leaders and my friend, Harry Blum:

Finch : Practical Implications for Projects and Assessments We’ve all had a chance to read the Court’s decision (during the boring bits in the football), but what does it actually mean for live and forthcoming projects? For a practical overview please join us on Monday when we will be joined by Lord Charles Banner KC and where we will unpack the judgement and consider the real project consequences and the required approach to proportionate and lawful assessment. Sign up at the link below. #planninglawexplained

Ding, ding (think back on the end of Joseph McCarthy)

Had a great time doing this quick 10 min. podcast with Mike recently. If you are curious about why life gives us hard knocks and how we can not only survive, but thrive, through them, then take a listen to this book in a nutshell. https://lnkd.in/gxSfctCG #borntobounceback.ca

In a recent article published by Law360, Crowell & Moring International's new president Geralyn Ritter shares a story of resilience and perseverance in the midst of the tragic and unexpected. Not only does Geralyn share how her life story has impacted her personal life but also how it impacts her leadership as she steps into her new role at Crowell and Moring International. We continue to be amazed by her immediate impact and are eager to partner with her in our ongoing effort to shape global public policy. Read the full article at this link - https://lnkd.in/gFmmJ3vJ! #globaltrade #globalpolicy