by Molly McGrath | Nov 14, 2022 | Communication, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
“Delegate or die” might sound hyperbolic, but in the legal field today, it’s all too accurate—at least where your professional life is concerned. Countless attorneys are drowning in work, and their failure to meet unrealistic demands is sinking their careers. The...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 19, 2022 | Coaching for Lawyers, Communication, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Law Firm Business Development, Law Firm Staffing, Personal Growth, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Human beings are no good at long-term planning. If the record temperatures consuming Europe weren’t ample proof of this, the fact that only one-third of U.S. adults have an estate plan certainly is. We are simply a species hard-wired to survive the day, not the...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 12, 2022 | Communication, Employee Benefits Strategy, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Law Firm Staffing, Personal Growth, Team Empowerment
Great employees aren’t being poached by bigger, badder firms offering bigger, badder salaries or “Cadillac” benefits. They’re not overwhelmed by their to-do lists or workloads. They’re leaving because YOU—the attorney—are not holding up...
by Molly McGrath | Jun 29, 2022 | Communication, Decreasing Stress, Employee Engagement, Increasing Business, Law Firm Staffing, Passion, Personal Growth, Team Empowerment
Procrastination. We all do it. As a busy attorney, you tend with looming client deadlines (and demands), a line of staff outside your door delegating back up to you, and a family waiting at home for you to show up before 6 pm. Understandably, you need your time to...
by Molly McGrath | May 28, 2022 | Communication, Employee Benefits Strategy, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Hiring & Firing, Law Firm Staffing, Passion, Team Empowerment
Unlimited paid time off (PTO), like unlimited brownies or all-you-can-eat bar food sounds like an amazing idea but in practice often yields unwanted consequences. Did you eat your body weight in buffalo wings last night? I’m sure that was fun but I’d bet a kidney...
by Molly McGrath | May 5, 2022 | Communication, Decreasing Stress, Employee Engagement, Increasing Business, Passion, Personal Growth, Team Empowerment
If you’ve ever had a job interview then you’re familiar with the stress of wondering what to say, how to dress, which questions to ask (and not to ask), and even how to hold yourself. You probably recall rehearsing with friends or mentors and may even still be able to...
