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April 6, 2006
Update to Is there a Conflict within Workaholic Behavior?
The FT's Patii Waldmeir (subscription req'd) writes today that law firms may be realizing that introducing more of a work-life balance into the firm's culture could save money in the long-run.
Posted by Edelman at April 6, 2006 9:51 AM
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Rich, interesting article by Ms. Waldmeir. She also notes the impact of generational change on attitudes to lawyerly work; young lawyers seeking more in life than money.
Your blog post made me seek out the NALP Foundation report referred to in the article, and it's not easily available on the internet. However one of the co-authors, Susan Saab Fortney, has got this article up:
http://www.nalp.org/assets/library/351_1105worklife.pdf
I think that there seem to be a few law firms out there being kind and gentle to their serfs, but it's not a trend yet.
Posted by: Bob M at April 7, 2006 6:12 AM
Dear Richard:
Personally, I don't find anything wrong with being committed to ones work and working hard to do it well. It's amazing that people are now apologizing for this. Maybe it's a generational thing (yes, I am a Boomer). But then again,the folks in Silicon Valley, Israel's hi-tech industries, and Bangalore don't seem to find it unusual.
Keep up the 6AM e-mails.
Regards,
Steve Edelman
PS I wonder if we're related.
Posted by: Steven Edelman at April 7, 2006 2:47 PM