Michael P Maslanka
March 28, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: 3 Lessons About Betrayal, Sociopathy and Cruelty from ShakespeareShakespeare never blinks in the face of human nature. Ever. Exhibit A: King Lear. Betrayal as standard, sociopathy as constant, cruelty as norm. In…
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
February 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
5 Habits to Develop Mental ToughnessThe army of mental toughness is not an army of conscripts adhering to dutiful obedience, grudging adherence, blind loyalty.
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
December 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: A Starter's Kit to DeposingIgnorance is always curable. In that spirit, here are questions that are commonly asked but seldom answered.
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
November 30, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: Turn Annual Holiday Virtues Into a Daily DevotionalIt's the Christian holidays! The virtues of mercy, justice and reconciliation are delivered from pulpits, celebrated at dinner table, taught to the…
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
October 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: 5 Mindsets to Become the Best Lawyerly Versions of YouThese Mindsets are mere scaffolding unless we ”love” our clients. A client's greatest fear is not losing a case or of a deal gone bad. No, their greatest fear is isolation, that no one cares about them. Isn't that true for all of us?
By Michael P. Maslanka
6 minute read
September 30, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
5 Oral Communication Clichés Re-ImaginedI strive to transform clichéd and tired sounding truths—made so by well-meaning yet constant repetition—into vibrant and accessible ones. So here are five truths re-imagined.
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
August 31, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Safeguarding the ADA and Those It ProtectsThe Americans with Disabilities Act is broken. As the sportscasters intone, let's go to the stats.
By Michael P. Maslanka
6 minute read
July 31, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Five Golden Opportunities That Come Only With ExperienceThis month, I turn 65. At this milestone, I'd like to share five beliefs I now hold. Let me add: This is not, I hope, my "Last Lecture." Those decisions are well above my pay grade. So, join me in looking in life's rear-view mirror.
By Michael P. Maslanka
6 minute read
June 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: Understanding the Cultural Zeitgeist and How it Affects the LawWhile a cultural zeitgeist doesn't always translate into a legal ones, the second needs the first in order to flourish.
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
June 01, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Work Matters: Digestible Wisdom, a Perfect Summer SnackIt is time instead to learn about actionable information presented in bite-sized and very digestible wisdom. Nuggets. Just the right meal for a perfect summer afternoon.
By Michael P. Maslanka
5 minute read
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