Community Table: Candidates With Grit But Not Experience. Plus, Resolving Employee Communication Problems.

Un-Billable Hour: Business Management Strategies for the Busy Lawyer Around the Community Table

Host Christopher T. Anderson and team are at the Community Table. Real answers, no script. In this episode, a job candidate is a great cultural fit but doesn’t have the skills. And, what about an employe who doesn’t communicate like you?

EPISODE NOTES:

In this episode’s discussions around the Community Table:

• A law firm owner finds an associate candidate who seems like a good “culture” fit and has great qualities. There’s potential, but not the experience and skills for this position. Does the firm take a chance and invest, find another role for the candidate, or look for a more polished attorney?
• What to do with an employee who doesn’t fit the office culture and struggles to communicate with coworkers? Even worse, efforts to develop communication skills fall flat. Can this ever work out? Christopher’s insights will surprise you.
• Where do you stand on the old mantra “hire slow, fire fast?” The panel challenges assumptions and adages that somehow seem to hang on.

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REFERENCES MENTIONED:

“Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” Wikipedia

Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast

Clio Legal Trends Report

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