Category Archives: Communication skills

Reaching Out with LinkedIn by Alice Adams

Are you LinkedIn? Why not? I have found consulting work and met new clients through LinkedIn. Have you? If you are like me, the prospect of cold call marketing leaves you a little…cold. How can you market yourself to potential … Continue reading

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LinkedIn Tips

LinkedIn is a networking site that is increasingly being used by business people to connect for professional networking. It improves your search engine ranking and has applications which add even more information about you and your firm. 1. How do … Continue reading

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Forging Bonds with Clients

The successful LNC or attorney (referred to hereafter as business owner) is one who is able to establish and maintain productive, on-going relationships with clients. The success of a business depends on the regular, consistent flow of work over time. … Continue reading

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Rainmaking and Food- Not Perfect Together

Getting new clients and solidifying and expanding relationships with current clients often involves sales calls, presentations, food, and drink. How to Become a Rainmaker, by Jeffrey Fox, provides some rules for these occasions. Here are three of my favorites. Don’t … Continue reading

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Create success on your own terms

Researchers frequently study traits of successful people. I find that it’s important for each individual to first define what success means to him/her. When you know this criterion for yourself, you can track, measure and attain it. Every adult seems … Continue reading

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7 Essential Interview Tips for Legal Nurse Consultants

Interviews can always be daunting, but even more so for Legal Nurse Consultants (LNCs). Lawyers are no-nonsense types who can sniff out a lack of preparation or bluffing. They are sharp, perceptive, and looking for someone who can function on … Continue reading

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Plaintiff winner #2: Suicide in the Hospital

Suicide in hospitals is more common than you think. The Joint Commission reports it is the second most commonly reported sentinel event with 816 events reported as of June 30, 2010. Most of these suicides occur in psychiatric hospitals, followed … Continue reading

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The Nurse as Patient Advocate by Pat Iyer

A New Jersey plaintiff attorney lost a $19 million verdict when a state appeals court found multiple trial errors. Med League supplied one of the expert witnesses for this case. The case involved an alleged delay in ordering a cesarean … Continue reading

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Improving the “stickiness” of your big ideas by guest author Stephanie Scotti

The title of this book certainly “stuck” with me over the past few months – it seemed it was being mentioned wherever I went. When I finally picked up my own copy and brought it on a recent flight, I … Continue reading

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Nurse violates confidentiality on Facebook by Pat Iyer

Oakwood Hospital Employee Fired for Facebook Posting Cheryl James enjoyed her job at Oakwood Hospital, Michigan. She never imagined posting something on Facebook from her own computer on her own time would get her fired. “He died for us, protecting … Continue reading

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