Motivating Law Firm Teams with Admin Bootcamp
August 18, 2022
If there’s one characteristic every employee needs, regardless of their duty, it’s intrinsic motivation. When your team is as driven as you are, untold success is at your fingertips. The issue, of course, is that building such a team doesn’t come easy. It takes planning and, crucially, time—and if you’re like every attorney out there, you haven’t got much of the latter to spare.
Law Firm Hiring Struggles Still Persist Today
August 3, 2022
We’re over two years into the pandemic. Yet drive through downtown in most cities (and even rural towns), and you’ll see them…“Now hiring” and “help wanted” signs on practically every block, law firm social media post, and digital job site! So what’s going on? Why are business owners of all kinds (including law offices) still struggling to find and retain employees? Here are three reasons for this ongoing labor shortage.
Law Firm Data: Boost Performance Through Smart Tracking
July 28, 2022
The world we live in is driven by data. Indeed, every second people out there create 1.7 MB of new information. That’s a lot and taken altogether, this data can be incredibly powerful. No wonder, then, management theorist Peter Drucker famously proclaimed, “What gets measured gets improved.” Data, when used effectively, leads to success. The trick, of course, is getting that “used effectively” part right.
Cost-Plus Legal Strategy: A Smarter Way to Grow Your Firm
July 19, 2022
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 has an estate plan certainly is. We are simply a species hard-wired to survive the day, not the decade, and while this is natural, it’s also costly. What are you losing by not sending your employees to our Law Firm Admin Bootcamp for proper training? What is it costing you to not shell out a little extra for top talent? What is lost when you blow a referral by failing to stay on top of our email? The answer is: you don’t even want to know.
Bad Hire Cost: Avoid This Expensive Mistake
April 20, 2022
The cost of a bad hire isn’t quite on par with that of marrying the wrong person but it’s close. Bringing a new employee onboard means investing in a new relationship and when things go south both tangible and intangible resources are wasted.
Self-Accountability at Work: A Key to Stronger Teams
April 6, 2022
Relationships, whether they be personal or professional, follow similar principles. Nobody builds a friendship or romantic relationship without self accountability, and business relationships are no different. Being able to take responsibility for yourself and your actions is a key component of building trust. Nurturing this skill is essential to personal development, and should likewise be central among your development goals for work.