Wisnik’s Wisdom

I have spent the past five weekends purging twenty-one years of stuff to prepare our Westchester home for sale this spring.   The decision to sell stems from the fact that our three kids, who were one, two and eight when we moved from the city to suburbia, are all grown and living on their own. … Continued

A great resume does not predict great performance. Many of your firms will begin recruiting law students early this year, and some are still adding lateral associates, but are your attorneys conducting impactful interviews by being prepared, purposeful, and present?  I have trained attorneys at 89 law firms on how to interview. Here’s the 7-step … Continued

Our values are critical to creating the life we really want. They act as an internal compass, guiding our decisions and helping us focus on our priorities. When envisioning your life in 2024, I encourage you to identify your top values, and think about how you can align your daily actions to live your values.   Below are some … Continued

If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong! This is one of the last concepts I learned during my immersive year studying with Tony Robbins. It sounded good, but at first, I really didn’t understand how it was possible.   How can we get all our work done and still have fun?   As we head … Continued

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I still remember my family’s first Thanksgiving eight months after we arrived from Poland. I was in first grade and came home to tell my parents who barely spoke English that we had to celebrate and needed to buy a turkey. They didn’t know what I was referring to because … Continued

Engaging associates to perform optimally in our new hybrid workplace is challenging. But proximity doesn’t guarantee trusted work relationships, personal investment does. Mentors, both formal and informal, are key to helping associates thrive at your firm.    Along with training associates in the skills and client service mindset needed to perform optimally, we also need to train … Continued

This month I have continued to present How to Thrive trainings to new associates. I focus on teaching them to establish good work habits early in their careers. Habits are very powerful, and they can serve us or hurt us. Our brain creates habits because they are efficient. Let’s call them neural shortcuts. Think about driving a … Continued

This month I presented at four new associate orientations. These newly minted attorneys spent part of their law school experience in the pandemic and missed the opportunity to develop all of the skills that are needed to thrive in the practice of law. They learned over Zoom screens and missed out on the chance to … Continued