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JW Way #5  Listen Fully.  Listening is more than simply "not speaking."  Give others your undivided attention.  Set aside your own judgments and preconceived notions.  Listen with focus.  Most importantly, listen to understand.  Listening fully may be one of the best gifts you can give your client, colleagues, friends, family and ...

I recently came across a good quote which I hadn’t read in quite a long time. It spoke to something I agree with, which is the importance of being a lifetime learner. I was cleaning out some old emails and the quote was in an email from a friend. The quote brought to mind a truth: continuous learning and training makes for a better and more interesting life and w...

Many companies have been requesting that remote workers return to the office. There are many employees who want to continue teleworking. Employers need to carefully evaluate each request. Talk With the Employee Employers need to talk with the employee to figure out why they want to telework. Some of the common reasons are as follows: Diagnosis of COVID-19; ...

There are many benefits of mediation. If it isn’t already, it should be the preferred choice for the resolution of marital, family, and other conflicts. When you step outside of the courtroom for resolution of disputes, you place fate in your own hands versus in the hands of the judge. In the courtroom, there is never enough time. There isn’t enough time to pre...

I’m not asking about what is your return on investment. I’m asking about what is your ripple of impact. How does who you are and what you do impact others and your community? If you don’t think this matters you are being shortsighted and missing the mark. Your impact on others reflects on you. Do you serve as a formal or informal mentor? Do you treat people k...

Discipline helps you get done what you plan and need to do each day. This is part of doing what you say you’re going to do. This provides stability because it allows others to know how you act or respond in various situations. This could be my clients knowing I work to return or respond to calls and emails within 24 hours at the outside. And, that when they are c...

Arizona is an at-will employment state. This means employers may terminate employees for any reason or no reason at all so long as the reason is not an illegal one. Several state and federal laws prohibit employers from terminating employees for unlawful reasons. For example, the Arizona Employment Protection Act affords employees a cause of action for wrongful ter...

I saw this somewhere in the last few weeks and it rang true to me. The choices we make define us, always. Some may be smaller and some larger, but together they show who you are. Sometimes the choices that seem smaller show more than you think as they are choices you make on a daily basis. How long do you take to return phone calls or emails? If you’re like me, y...

This sounds so easy, but can be much harder in practice. You know you have said things, likely out loud, when driving and some car cut you off. Maybe you would say it to the person when you end up next to each other at a traffic light or not. People who do are risking their life because they let their emotions get the best of them. Other situations may not have the...

Mediation is a voluntary process in which the parties jointly select a neutral third party facilitator to help reach resolution of all or some of the issues in their divorce proceeding.  Mediation as we prefer to conduct it involves the lawyers at all times, including all meetings between the clients and the mediator. The mediator is a private person who is engag...