Peer to Peer Magazine

43 WWW.ILTANET.ORG person. The goal is to make the most of every interaction. Here are tips to improve your relationship management skills: » Be Open and Curious: When people know you beer, there is less room for them to misinterpret you. You need not be an open book, but you need to share a lile information about yourself with others. And you must also be interested in the stories of others. The more you show interest in and about others you work with, live with and commune with, the beer you'll be at meeting people's needs. » Take Feedback Well: Feedback is a gi, a unique gi designed to make you beer at who you are. But the element of surprise can catch us off guard. Use your self-awareness skills to prepare yourself for that moment when someone tells you that "you really suck at this." Remember, the person providing you feedback probably has a relevant perspective, he or she knows you, has seen your performance and has an interest in seeing you improve. As you receive the feedback, use your social awareness skills to listen and hear what is being said. Ask clarifying questions. Whether you agree with what is being said or not, thank the person for his or her willingness to share. » Acknowledge the Feelings of Others: Imagine you are in the elevator at work. A co-worker steps in, and it's obvious she's been crying. What do you do? You don't have to agree with the way people are feeling, but recognize those feelings as legitimate and respect them. Ask, listen and acknowledge. Create a High EIQ Geing in touch with your emotions and tendencies takes truth and courage. Be patient with yourself, and you'll see your emotional IQ soar. You are truly a work in progress. P2P What's Your Emotional IQ? FEATURES The demand for legal professionals to have greater technical skills is growing. Law schools are increasingly addressing this reality, and the American Bar Association recently modernized its rules of professional responsibility to address technological competency. Computer literacy is a prerequisite in today's business environment, but lawyers are not always adept at utilizing the technological tools in their environment. How can lawyers quickly get up-to-speed on the computer skills necessary to produce bulletproof documents? Microso has delivered some incredible improvements to the Office suite that are big steps in the right direction. They continue to invest in formaing, content reuse, collaboration and comparison capabilities. Firms are continuously looking to consolidate vendors and do more with what they have. Some firms may even boldly venture into a world that is purely Office. These enhancements to Word are just steps on a long journey, and alone they are not enough. Law firms need core competencies to maximize the use of a firm's technology to support the practice of law. They should look at aorney core competencies, as well as certifications and soware that help provide the skills needed to address their professional responsibilities to their firm and its clients. Once you have this solid foundation, delivering excellent work products is considerably more likely. Here are examples of key legal document competencies, that when applied to a document, increase overall efficiency: » Automated Numbering: When document numbering is automated, adding and removing other numbered sections allows the document to increment automatically. » Cross-Referencing: Referring to other sections of a document is common. If these references are typed, updating and maintaining document edits becomes incredibly time-intensive. » Table of Contents (ToC): Clients want to see the topology of a document's main components. Building a ToC should take seconds with a ToC field but can take hours if automated numbering is applied incorrectly. Lawyers have a tremendous professional responsibility to their firm and its clients to create and oversee quality work product, avoid risk and maintain confidentiality and compliance. With the growing demand for greater technical skills, augmenting our legal professionals with core competencies and soware to support those competencies is becoming the industry standard. P2P by Ma Miller of Microsystems Is Office Enough?

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