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Nobody starts a business intending to work 9-to-5 or otherwise remain chained to corporate structures. To do so defeats the point. It would be like going to a restaurant and doing all the cooking yourself. Unfortunately, unless you do some serious thinking about how to be a better leader, 9-to-5—or more like 9-to-9—is going to be exactly what you get. This is why the perennial advice for entrepreneurs is learn to delegate.

So, you like so many others have suffered that singular positive side-effect of the pandemic: entrepreneurial ambition. You’re a talented attorney who, for some reason or other has grown tired of working for the benefit of someone else’s firm. Or, perhaps, you’re a few years out of law school, have gained the requisite experience, and are now ready to shape your career on your own terms. Whatever the case may be, your ambition is set on starting a law firm. All you need now is a checklist to figure out where to start. And Voilà! Here it is. Read on to discover the essential questions every start-up lawyer needs to be asking.

Entrepreneurial ambition and vacation time go together like hot sauce and ice cream; which is not very well. Getting a new business off the ground is an around-the-clock commitment, which leaves little time for taking breaks. Nonetheless, even the most driven entrepreneurs are human and risk severe health consequences without periodic rest. For instance, Steve Jobs achieved stratospheric success and yet few would trade places with him knowing that his dogged determination contributed to his early death. While self-care for entrepreneurs may sound like a waste of time in the short term, it is indispensable for long-term success. Take note of the following four tips and know that the cost of today’s vacation will pay dividends by ensuring you are around tomorrow.

Retaining top employees is the lifeline of law firm success, and yet doing so is easier said than done. The following post pulled from a paralegal group on social media not only shows why this is so important, but illustrates how terribly wrong things can go when you forget about employee job satisfaction. We hope these words didn’t come from anyone in your office, but even if they did, it’s not too late to right ship...

Every entrepreneur is familiar with fear. It is, after all, a crucible through which those who wish to mount a new business venture must pass. And further, it is a central driver behind all success. In the world of commerce, fear of failure is a double-edged sword that can either bring business owners down or frees them of the shackles that limit their success. Understanding and managing fear is thus a crucial aspect of all entrepreneurial ambitions.

The Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over, but the light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter, and with it, the various silver linings of this exceptionally dark period are coming into view. One of special prominence is the newfound resiliency in the workplace that many have developed in response to the unique hurdles they have had to face. A look at a recent poll conducted by the Hoffman Center—wherein participants were asked what they have learned from the pandemic— reveals much about the drivers of this resiliency, and how you can make it a daily practice of your own.