Law Practice Management

If your firm has ever engaged in the process of strategic planning, you know that the planning retreat is just one step in the process.  Firms spend precious time and resources preparing for a planning retreat, then spend time away from the office to attend the retreat and create the plan.   Everyone leaves the retreat […]

“In recent years, left-brain types have had the upper hand while starry-eyed innovators have struggled to get a hearing. Nevertheless, before innovation slips any further down the list of corporate priorities, we need to remind ourselves that we owe everything to innovation.” – From What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless […]

In the book Follow This Path: How the World’s Greatest Organizations Unleash Human Potential, authors Curt Coffman and Gabriel Gonzalez-Molina analyzed research from the Gallup Organization’s study of more than 10 million customers, three million employees and 200,000 managers. According to the authors, engaged employees “are involved in generating all of an organization’s profits and […]

Do you remember where you were at 8 o’clock p.m. eastern time on February 9, 1964? I do. I was one of 73 million people glued to TV sets around the country to see the Beatles’ first live American television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. I was only four years old, but it is […]

Law firms aren’t known for their willingness to embrace innovation. But ignore innovation at your peril. So, what exactly do I mean by innovation? In a law firm, innovation can mean any number of things. Here are just a few areas that are ripe for innovation in most law firms. Re-examining how you deliver your […]

If you’re considering planning a retreat for your firm, there are any number of things you need to consider – from the location to the facilitator to your desired outcomes. If you want your retreat to truly make an impact on your firm, begin thinking now about the kinds of objectives you want to set […]

A while ago, a friend of mine who had recently retired told me she was “ready for her second act.”   I’d never heard the phrase before, but I loved it.  What a wonderful metaphor for life after retirement.  So, are you ready for your second act? If you’re thinking about retirement or transitioning to a […]

Did that headline get your attention? I hope so. If you’re still running Windows XP after April 8, your answer should be “Yes.” After April 8, Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. So if you’re running XP after the cut-off date and your computer crashes, you’re essentially out of luck. The end of support […]

If you still think retention is mainly about money, find out how much it is costing your competition to get people to leave you. That’s called your “poach rate.” If your poach rate is less than 20 percent, it ain’t the money, honey! People who love their work, love their boss, and love their company […]