What’s the secret? Why is that person so much more successful than everyone else? What does he have? What does she know? These questions are familiar to most people. However, the answers are not.
Your search for these answers should include examining the concept of EQ. EQ is a person’s Emotional Quotient. Emotional Quotient (EQ), is how a person’s Emotional Intelligence is measured. It is the emotional version of a person’s IQ (Intellectual Quotient)
For many years, it has been believed that EQ is the most important indicator of a successful leader. Below are posts related to EQ and the closely related concept of social intelligence as they related to lawyers. The application of these concepts to the practice of law is what I call Legal Intelligence (LQ)
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One story does not fit all jurors, so don’t try. Your audience will have different, and overlapping world views. That is the reality you must face when determining what frame to hang on your story. The temptation is to build a frame to fit all world views. However, there is no frame that fits all world views. Could you paint… keep reading »
Author: Lawkop on December 21, 2011
Has this ever happened to you?
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Author: Lawkop on December 13, 2011
Which case would you cause you more stress?
A case you were supposed to win; or
A case you are supposed to lose?
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Author: Lawkop on December 10, 2011
Let’s accept a premise that is already widely embraced by behavioral economists: persuasion commonly works better than rules to change a person’s behavior. Below I have applied this maxim to a small part of one of my closing arguments. See which of the versions is more compelling to you.
ORIGINAL
When I first talked with all of you,… keep reading »
Author: Lawkop on November 22, 2011
By all accounts, Elliot was a very successful and brilliant lawyer. One day he went to the doctor and they found something unusual. He had a tumor on the front of his brain. So, the surgeons operated. It appeared the operation was successful.
However, after the surgery, Elliot had a complete personality change. He lost the ability to… keep reading »
Author: Lawkop on June 28, 2011
Last week I was talking with my friend, Paul. While I know him as Paul, his patients know him as Dr. Berkowitz (psychiatrist extraordinaire.) As I was yawning, we discussed sleep, and or my lack of it. He asked me about my “sleep hygiene.” I didn’t know how to answer – because I had never heard of “sleep… keep reading »
Author: Lawkop on June 23, 2011
So Mr. Picasso how do I paint a masterpiece? Do you think Picasso could really give you an answer that would explain how you could come up with an original painting that would end up in the Louvre? Of course not. There is no map for art. That… keep reading »
Author: Lawkop on June 18, 2011
