Category: EOLIS Perspective
Wendeen Creates Decision Strategies Work Shops
Effective April 9th 2018, Wendeen’s latest updated seminars, workshops, and one-on-one coaching sessions will transpose negotiating gambits into connected decision strategies for confernece rooms courtrooms and situation rooms, alike. They are available for law firm leaders, corporate management, governmentagency personnel and charitable events, in addition to law firm retreats.
Following a series of previews for attorney clients and individual CEO’s, last year, Wendeen Eolis created an interactive seminar, “Power Poker from the Board Room to the Card Room, at the Friars Club*, for members of the elite Women’s Forum of New York (WFNY). It showcased an innovative and evolving “playbook” for deal-making. This year she focuses on dealmaking as just one aspect of decision making.
Customized for the demographics of her audience, Wendeen’s workshops get to the heart of the matter, quickly, with a three-part program: tips to assess negotiating DNA—yours and others; a system for selecting the best decision-making strategy for you to drive your deal to the finish line, and secrets to insure you play to YOUR personal strengths and conceal weaknesses every step of the way in today’s task and extrapoltae from winning moves opportunities to excel the next time around–in another arena
Designed for participants long on ambition and short on time to fine-tune negotiating strategies beyond conventional counsel, Wendeen’s, first tip to her mostly female audience at the traditionally male dominated Friars Club, was “Women often win more by bluffing less!” At the more personal workshops she hosts at organizer’s homes, where each attendee gets one-on-one attention, Wendeen tells women about the slew of advantages they bring to the table; she tells men they are naturals and paves the way for more nuance in decision making moves.
Wendeen knows from whence she speaks; inventor of the legal search industry and the first woman to be appointed 1st assistant to the Governor in New York State, she has been interviewing hard-to read lawyers for 50 years and navigating corridors of political power almost as long. and and she stands as the first woman to “cash” in the main event of the World Series of Poker. Wendeen counts 10 record-setting performances for a woman in major poker competitions around the world—in her spare time.
At the WFNY event, Wendeen got down to business quickly, calling on three eager attendees to leave the room while she assessed their “negotiating DNA,” based on a cursory review of their high-profile biographies, and a few tidbits of information gleaned in conversation with them at the earlier cocktail party. She used her basic theories about negotiating DNA, to guess the most and least favorite negotiating strategy of each one of them and proved her points when they returned. She guessed right–for all three of them.
Wendeen’s new programs move from negotiating strategies onward to the anatomy of decision making, with the same upfront caveats of last season: “Good listeners can be disastrous negotiators at any table unless they hear and process accurately.”
Revealing her “people- reading secrets” for women, at the Friars Club, one of New York’s last bastions of male rugged individualism, Wendeen got hearty laughs, and knowing applause when she explained how she overcame sexist abuse at her first poker tournament. She made a key decision on a hand, while staring at his most precious asset—not his chips.
Wendeen ticks off the surefire combination of verbal and behavioral people-reading techniques to master, offering a primer of clever tips and tells at a poker table that travel well back to the office. And, she includes her foolproof observation to determine, if a person is happy to meet you—within seconds of an introduction! Wendeen closed the seminar with her mantra, “Poker is a mind-bending game of bets, raises, calls, and folds that is only sometimes played with cards.” She says, “Briliant decision making is filled with nuanced poker principles.”
Wendeen’s seminars are not gambling events but private poker lessons can be arranged and special events can be customiuzed, to include a No Limit Texas Hold’em competition, with crib notes for the players, You will fit right into a winner’s circle if you are an Alpha personality betting your chips with highly calculated gusto!
Editor’s Note Note: Recognized as the “Grande Dame of Poker” at the legendary World Series of Poker, Wendeen is a celebrity player on Poker Night in America (CBS Sports Network). For further information and to book Wendeen: Email: ehote@eolis.com or Tel: 212-472-4000
**An earlier version of this article appeared in 2017, near the time Wendeen presented her new seminar for the Women’s Forum at the legendary Friars Club.
WHY WIKIPEDIA MATTERS TO YOU!
A dramatically changing dynamic has surfaced in the recruitment and selection of C-Suite executives and corporate board candidates, from the legal profession, according to EOLIS’ January trend study. Public profile and social media presence matters more than ever before for lawyers who aspire to participate in the most senior and sophisticated in the business world.
More than 90% of the 200 respondents–corporate board members on nominating and vetting committees — said they use Wikipedia as a reference material in their process to identify attorney prospects and candidates to fill potential board seats and more than 75% expressed a decided preference for candidates with publicly documented careers, citing a suitably footnoted Wikipedia listing as “highly desirable.”
While EOLIS’ findings are intended only to provide indicators and do not reflect formal market research, we believe the information obtained from this study leads toward an inevitable conclusion: Wikipedia is being treated as an increasingly credible resource, and it presents new opportunities for law firms and lawyers that qualify for listing references. The development of a viable Wikipedia submission is dependent on the availability of publicly verifiable information pertaining to subject matter presented.
For further information regarding EOLIS’ January 2017 Trend Study: “Evaluating the Relevance of Wikipedia to the Legal Profession,” please email eolis@eolis.comor call E. Mead at 212.472.4000
Note: EOLIS assists career management candidates in the development, of LinkedIn profiles and Wikipedia submissions as well as providing advice on public profiles and online self assessment and review of their public profiles,and self protective online reputation management.
WENDEEN “PERFORMS” AT THE FRIARS CLUB!
Members of the elite Women’s Forum of New York gathered, in advance of International Women’s Day, for a unique seminar: Power Poker from the Board Room to the Card Room, presented by Wendeen Eolis, at the Friars Club. Wendeen’s lessons in empowerment got under way quickly with revelations about negotiating strategies, particularly as they apply to women. To prove her points, Wendeen called upon three eager attendees. After a quick review of their “biographies,” she guessed,instantly, the favorite negotiating strategy for each one of them.
Relying upon her extensive expertise as an entrepreneur, interviewer and deal maker in business, as well as her career in politics and government, Wendeen entertained as she educated her colleagues on the application of business principles to the game of poker. She knows from whence she speaks.Wendeen was the first woman to cash, in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. She counts 10 record setting performances for a woman in major competitions around the world and competes on Poker Night in America (CBS Sports), in her spare time. She says, “poker is a mind-bending game of bets, raises, calls, and folds that is only sometimes played with cards,” while making the case that women win more by bluffing less than men.
Using her theories on “negotiating DNA” and her 12 Point System for People Reading Excellence, Wendeen offered tips and tells throughout the evening, which was capped with a No Limit Texas Hold’em game. She was assisted with her lessons at the tables by her hand-picked tutors–businessmen who play poker winning poker against pros of the game. They were the only men in the room!
With crib notes that reviewed the basic rules in hand, they began to practice “desirable hand selection,” before betting their chips with gusto. The woman with the most chips at the end of the evening was feted, with a bottle of pink champagne! Wendeen closed the program adding more people reading insights that travel well back to the office, including her foolproof tip to determine, within seconds of a greeting, if a person is happy to meet you.
For more information on Wendeen’s negotiation seminars and availability as a negotiation coach for senior lawyers, C-Suite executives, politicians, and poker enthusiasts please visit https://wendeeneolis.com/decision-strategies/.
To book Wendeen for a speaking engagement, seminar, or an evening of “Power Poker from the Board Room to the Card Room” please email: eolis@eolis.comor call 212-472-4000.
BROTHERS DON-TRUMP AND MCGAHN
While the public hears, daily, from media and political pundits about the new President’s contingent of advisors in the West Wing– the name Don McGahn, Chief White House Counsel has yet to evoke a serious riffle. But it is McGahn, who is likely to be in the center of any firestorm over conflict of interest issues effectively hoisted against President Trump. Mr. McGahn has quietly charted the course of sticky legal wickets that have confronted the president since the inception of his campaign. He landed perfectly in the fray over efforts to keep Mr. Trump from getting on the ballot in the 2016 New Hampshire primary, back in the days of January 2016. Indeed, at that moment he opted for a policy of discrete determination rather than a bombastic show, as any self-respecting Jones Day lawyer might be expected to do.
President Donald Trump and Attorney Donald McGahn, connected only from afar until a year ago, at this point look like two peas in a pod on a mission. Mr. McGahn may prove to be the President’s most important and most impactful relationship in the West Wing of the White House. Stay tuned for a further report.
LINKEDIN PROFILES, THE NEW ESSENTIAL!
For decades, lawyers labored over their resumes–not their public profile or social media postings or comments of family members in not so private chat rooms. Today, any lawyer worth his/her salt, knows that the right LinkedIn profile can expand opportunities–dramatically. it can also uncover frauds, a penchant for providing “alternative facts,” and more. than an unschooled user can imagine. Linked in profiles are fast becoming the most critical biographical material in the job search toolbox and the one public profile on the internet that you can control. Your LinkedIn profile is also a unique tool in self-protective online reputation management, a vehicle by which to enhance your contacts and connections–intelligently, and a quintessential vetting instrument, once you understand both the inherent challenges and the breadth of opportunities that can be unlocked.
It is worth your while to stop whatever else you are doing–if you want to play bigger and stronger–and get cracking with a deep dive into LinkedIn ! And listen up, because crafting a worthy LinkedIn profile, is more than an easy walk in the park.
LinkedIn is rapidly becoming the single most essential element in branding an individual’s identity and vetting a candidate’s bona fides.
Want to know how to expand your contact network exponentially? Want to know how to get an interview at a Company-where you have not a single connection? Want to be nominated for a board seat at your golf club or a cultural institution? Looking for a high level appointment in State government, or the new presidential administration? Want to get the best information about the morale of a company? Want to present yourself more factually than anyone else can present you?
Connect with an EOLIS Social Media Consultant and learn the power you can put into your LinkedIn profile. It may well impact on your upward mobility and professional destiny–more than your resume, and your references combined.
Call Us 212-472-4000 or Email Us;for more information on Social Media Counseling Services for lawyers on the prowl!
NEW EOLIS WEBSITE FOR 50TH B’DAY!
What could be better to celebrate our 50th anniversary of legal consulting services, than our brand new responsive website design with more robust content, presented crisply. Go no further than our logo banner for instant email, and contact data. Access our CEO in About Us. Connectivity links to our social media are in our footer Follow us , like us , and share any page of the website with links at the bottom of each page. And by all means, check out what is new at EOLIS in our current assignments. Our current assignment overview offers tidbits about the market, as well as a a sampling of our current projects.
Our top menu bar paints the big picture on the information you can find on our site. Open the menu bar and dig into the specific links of your choice. If you click on our services you will find the details related to each service.
Scroll below the Media Matters Heading for news you can use, analysis and opinion pieces and photo stories with our CEO. We invite you to give us your feedback at our Contact Us page or you may send an email, directly to eolis@eolis.com.
WELCOME TO NEW EOLIS BLOG
For many years, EOLIS has produced blog posts on an external site and we have published articles at various digital media outlets. Now you need to look no further than this commentary blog for EOLIS opinions, and musings and links to any relevant media outlets receiving material from EOLIS International Group or our journalist and motivational speaker-in chief, Wendeen H. Eolis.
SMALL LAW FIRMS NEW STARS
Small law firms with strong start up and mid-sized growing clients have catapulted into star status in the eyes of mid -sized as well as national and global law firms that seek to infuse their practices with clients and talent for tomorrow.
For media wishing more information on this developing story contact Emead@eolis.com.
LATERAL PARTNER ACQUISITIONS SLOWDOWN
NEW YORK (May 20, 2014) A recent survey of partners at Am Law 200 firms indicates a likely slowdown in partner group acquisitions in the third quarter.
Two managing partners at global law firms cite concerns about profits as the major reason for avoiding potentially costly investments of this kind. For more information on this survey contact emead@eolis.com.
EOLIS CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES EXPANDED
NEW YORK (Spring 2014) Based upon EOLIS’ updated findings in a survey of lawyers over 60, EOLIS is moving forward with a customized attorney career transition services (ACTS) division to serve the needs of this segment of the population of attorneys looking for “new adventures.”
Single jump start consults, 1/2 day coaching sessions, and innovative short-term employer targeting programs assist lawyers in developing exit strategies and negotiations for separation agreements and future employment arrangements.