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Research shows that staff members who feel valued and prepared perform better, have a much greater retention rate and seek greater opportunities to contribute to the business. Those businesses that fail to properly train staff can have a full list of ills to tackle ranging from a revolving staff door to low productivity. So why […]
Yep, it’s that time of year again. 2016. Are you ready for it? Do you have a plan in place? Have you set your goals? As you look back on 2015 did you have goals for this year, did you have a plan? Did you follow that plan? Did you achieve those goals? Here is […]
As an entrepreneur, when you have successfully created five different $1 million businesses in four different industries in the span of 26 years, you paid your dues and earned the right to tell the story of how you did it. Each one was created differently but the one thing that was common among the first […]
If you are just starting out in your own law firm or have found yourself rebuilding and are not sure where to start, listen up. Naturally, your gaining of new business that will help you keep the lights on is high on the list. Yet, I say to you that there are a few other […]
After a morning of being away from emails and you return to an inbox loaded up with 50 emails, what do you do? Are you: The beaver—You see the email mountain and know the only appropriate thing to do is to attack it diligently and completely. As a busy little guy, you do not return […]
You know those days that you look up from your work and are stunned to see you have been sitting for hours and you haven’t gotten as much as a 15-minute break? Sure you have. We ALL have. Now think of that same day when you try to document what you actually got accomplished and […]
I once had a client who asked me about whether or not to deposit cash payments. They weren’t doing it. RED FLAG. In this case, a few years before, the firm had been hit with a large and unexpected tax bill in April, and it took all the cash in the bank away. They then […]
Ever walk into a hardware store and ask for a specific little washer? In seconds, you are led to a cataloged, organized bin of tiny drawers with every weight and size of washer in the world. Imagine being led to a giant box full of loose washers? How useful would THAT be? Not at all. […]
Are you a multi-tasker? Most business owners are. I find I am typically juggling a few different projects at the same time. One thing is not missed during this circus and that’s protecting my time which is why on a recent vacation, I chose to unplug. This little revealing exercise was very interesting in that […]
One of the suggestions we make when counseling law firm owners is that they have a strong marketing funnel in place. Our strongest recommendation urges those owners to write a book to help them become established as a celebrity or expert in their practice area. The lead magnet book offers opportunities far too numerous to […]
Are you managing your time? Or are you wasting it like a 20-year-old spends lottery winnings—in a foolhardy, uncontrolled way? Even if you have gotten control of your own time, it’s likely your staff can use some help with this. It’s also likely that you don’t have a good picture of how your staff members […]
There is something that sounds just a little bit out of place about setting rules for vacation. A vacation is supposed to be a let-your-hair-down-consume-drinks-with-little-paper-umbrellas kind of time. Right? So, what’s with the rules? The “rules,” for a change, are not to restrict but rather to enhance your vacation enjoyment. We’ve become a hi-tech culture. […]
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