Communication barriers are present every day, whether we acknowledge them or not. Communication has two steps. The first step is the sender transmitting information to the receiver. The second step is the receiver processing that information. A lot of noise happens between these two steps that can distort the true meaning of the conversation.… Read more »
Most of us know that succession planning isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. If we know this, however, why is it so hard to complete? I said complete not begin on purpose. The reason why is most of us have an idea of what the end of our legal careers will look like – fewer… Read more »
Ever feel like you just can’t focus at work? That you’re just too distracted to get anything done? We know the feeling. It seems like we always have something other than what we are doing on our minds. This is a problem, considering most of the work we do as attorneys (and the teams who… Read more »
It may sound like a strange question but most law firms we talk to present themselves as being “paperless.” Note the quotations. The alleged stance of your paperlessness is on purpose because what we find upon further inspection – 4 times out of 5 – is you really are not truly paperless. The concept of… Read more »
Summer is out, and fall is in! You know what that means, Halloween is just around the corner. Halloween is an interesting day that brings back childlike memories for plenty of you and your family, not to mention for your employees, associates and co-workers. Will you use this coming holiday to not only bond with… Read more »
I was meeting with one of my good friends (and really respected colleagues) today and we were talking about a mistake made by a team member. A gut-wrenching, totally preventable, how-could-you-do-this-to-me-unless-you-really-do-want-to-sink-my-practice type of mistake. We talked about it, although there was nothing to be done. My colleague had already gone above and beyond and told… Read more »
Wait a minute, did you say you can’t get anything done? Anyone who is successful in business today knows that one of the ways to stay successful in business is to get the work done. But what strategies are you utilizing in your practice to make sure it happens consistently? It is a simple concept –… Read more »
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