Continuous Improvement

It’s the first day of summer! Remember when you were a kid, and the first day of summer meant summer vacation was not far away? Well it’s time to find your “inner kid,” and take a vacation. Here’s why. As part of a study done in the ’70s and early ’80s called the Multiple Risk […]

What is Lean Six Sigma? Simply put: Lean Six Sigma is the marriage of two distinct philosophies: Lean and Six Sigma, which together create a common sense approach to continuous improvement.   Here’s how Lean and Six Sigma work together. *Jargon Alert* Before we go any further, let’s get one thing out of the way.  Jargon.  […]

This is the first in a series of guest posts written by my colleague, Liz Lamar, J.D., on Lean Six Sigma concepts.  Liz is a Management Consultant with Affinity Consulting Group and a certified Lean Six Sigma Sensei.  If you’d like to learn more about Lean Six Sigma for Law Firms,  join The Law Firm Revolution, our […]

Huh?  I can already hear you thinking, “Wait a minute.  I’m a lawyer.  I don’t make cars or widgets!  My ‘product’ is knowledge. I sell my time and my expertise. How can a strategy created by a company that mass produces cars, or mass produces anything for that matter, help me reinvent my law firm?  […]

When was the last time you saw your desktop?  If your answer is, “Hmm…I don’t really remember,” do you realize how much time and energy you’re wasting just looking for stuff?  I’m guessing that you already know you’re wasting time.  Or maybe you’re so embarrassed by your messy office that you don’t even let clients […]

As I drove back to my office from my neighborhood Starbucks this morning, I thought to myself, “Ah, now I get to go to work.”   I paused for a moment and thought how nice that was.  I didn’t say to myself, “I have to go to work.”   What do you say to yourself in the […]

It was fifty years ago today, July 11, 1960, that Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” was published.  And today I pulled my copy of the shelf to begin reading it . . . again.  Many more eloquent writers than I have written more than I ever could about the significance of  “Mockingbird,” as […]

My friend, Debbie Foster, President of InTouch Legal, sent me a link to the following blog post at The Positivity Blog – 16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School. Great stuff. Simple stuff. Why is it that so often the most valuable stuff is the simplest stuff? Take a few minutes to […]

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is a great time to reflect on where you are and where you’re going in your life. The book The Laws of Lifetime Growth is a great place to start. It’s a quick, but invaluable, read. Constant and never-ending improvement is the key to ultimate success in any […]

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Have you made any for 2007? If you’ve made them already or if you’re still contemplating them, I would urge you to make some really big resolutions. Set some really big goals. Imagine your life and your practice five years from now as everything you could want. Then set […]