Ever heard of zero-based thinking? It’s a term that floats around business meetings, motivational conferences and self-help programs—and with good reason. Zero-based thinking has the potential to help you make better decisions in pretty much every aspect of your life—including your law firm. News flash: We all make mistakes. It’s statistically inevitable. We’re constantly tasked […]
Lawyers who start their own law firms generally take one of two approaches to doing so. With the first approach, the attorney seeks to build a law firm that is sellable, focusing on the overall success of the firm. With the second, the attorney basically starts the firm for the purpose of being his own […]
As attorneys, we are trained to pay close attention to the letter of the law. We must analyze wording thoroughly and choose our own words meticulously when writing legal documents. While this practice helps make us better lawyers in general, if we’re not careful, it can also cause us to develop some bad writing habits […]
No matter how experienced you may be, either in practicing law or running a business, you’re bound to find yourself in uncharted waters from time to time. You’ll face a difficult decision where it’s nearly impossible to predict the outcome of each options. Or you’ll be presented with an opportunity that looks good on the […]
If you’ve tracked with me for any length of time, you know that one of the key strategies I promote for law firm growth is to automate as much as possible. Anything repetitive (read: mind-numbing) work that can be done automatically, set up a system and process so it can run in the background. There […]
The unfortunate reality of our business is that the public often see lawyers as a necessary evil—someone they sometimes need but don’t really like or trust. The stereotype of attorneys as soulless, ruthless and unscrupulous has been reinforced in our culture by countless courtroom dramas—and unfortunately, also by some real-life bad actors. To grow your […]
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” — John Crosby “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton If you had the opportunity to ask most successful people in the world about the secret to […]
“The most dangerous way to lose time is not to spend it having fun, but to spend it doing fake work.” –Paul Graham Do you frequently come away from a long day at the office feeling exhausted but still wondering what you actually accomplished? Do your team members feel the same way? It’s a common […]
If you’re anything like me—in the right ways, I mean—your law firm is what gets you out of bed in the morning. I don’t mean the responsibility of it; I mean the passion of it. Great attorneys eat and breathe the practice of law. It’s in their blood. And when things are working smoothly, a […]
“Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.” –Elon Musk, founder of Space-X and Tesla “The way we measure productivity is flawed.” –Tim Ferriss, author of “The Four-Hour Work Week” Two nationally-recognized thought leaders. Two completely opposite opinions. One, Elon Musk, says we need to work longer hours; the other, Tim […]
Have you ever seen a “plate spinner” on one of those old-time variety shows? You know—the performer who spins a bunch of plates on a set of poles and has to keep them all spinning so they don’t fall off? Running a law firm can feel a lot like that. Your attention can be divided […]
As a business consultant for entrepreneurial lawyers, one mantra I constantly drill into my clients is that a law firm is first and foremost a business. The success of your law firm actually has very little to do with how good a lawyer you are. In fact, you can be the best attorney in your […]
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