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When you run into a colleague at a conference or networking event, how does the chit-chat generally go? Typically, it follows this basic pattern: “How are you doing?” “Super busy. You?” “Busy.” It’s not a myth. As the Chicago Tribune notes, the median work week for a lawyer is 50 hours, but over 40 percent […]
We’ve all been there. You put in plenty of hours in good faith to perform legal services for a client, you send the bill, and when it comes due…crickets. Late payments have become so common, in fact, that most of us just think of it as a fact of life. Need proof? Consider the following: […]
We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. —Ryan Holiday If your law firm isn’t yet producing the profits you want, your natural impulse might be to work harder—put some more “muscle” into it, so to speak. But does […]
Let’s take an informal poll: How many readers dread the idea of making New Year’s resolutions? (Hands go up all over the Internet.) Why do you suppose that something intended to be positive has such a negative connotation for so many of us? Perhaps we know instinctively what the science confirms: The vast majority of […]
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. —Bill Gates Mistakes are never fun to experience—and even less fun to revisit. However, the most successful people in law (or in any business) know that we have no greater teacher than our failures. As you continue your evaluation of how your law firm […]
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. —T.S. Eliot To put the rather poetic quote above into simpler terms, you can’t fully embrace a new year without creating closure for the old one. As 2017 […]
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. […]
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