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Assertiveness and the Holiday Season

Assertiveness and the Holiday Season

Assertiveness and the Holiday Season  Those of you who follow this blog or who read the National Study on the Psychological Health Determinants for Legal Professionals in Canada know that the...

Happy 2024! What 2023 Showed

Happy 2024! What 2023 Showed

Happy 2024! What 2023 Showed We are a bit off season at Assist—our yearend is October 31st, so today is the first day of the second month of 2024.

Networking and Job Finding

Networking and Job Finding

Networking and Job-Finding  When I was a young lawyer in the 1980s, Alberta was in a recession.

Email Overload and the Bencher Election

Email Overload and the Bencher Election

Email Overload and the Bencher Election Many of us feel overwhelmed by the volume of information impacting us—through email, social media, ads—and the information seems increasingly complex and urgent.

Calming the Stressed Brain

Calming the Stressed Brain

Calming the Stressed Brain This week, I was preparing for a presentation which considered the impact of stress on our cognitive functioning.