Faster Hiring Decisions Strengthen Law Firms’ Success
March 6, 2020
The "hire slow, fire fast" mentality is killing your law firm. Here are 4 reasons why you need to stop overanalyzing new hires and start making hiring decisions faster, and with more confidence.
Law Firm Talent: How to Attract, Engage, and Retain the Best
February 21, 2020
New arrivals to the workforce—those who were born in the 1980s and 1990s—have professional demands and desires widely divergent from their predecessors. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the field of law, a profession long-dominated by a traditionalist ethos.
Law Firm Staffing Tips to Attract and Retain Talent
February 4, 2020
Great staff is the key to a great law firm—such an obvious statement almost goes without saying. Almost…if it weren’t for the fact that hiring and retaining top talent is the single biggest challenge facing law firms today.
Employee Engagement Starts with These Proven Strategies
January 21, 2020
There’s not an employer out there who doesn’t dream of a team that shows up every day motivated to drive the company forward. Imagine: employees arrive brimming with ideas about how goals might be better met and services improved. Imagine: those same employees never hesitate to give one another a hand and are more than willing to stay the extra time needed to get their work done. Imagine: rivers flow with salted caramel dark chocolate and your body stops aging at 25. Okay, we’ll be honest…we can’t help with that last thing, and learning to distinguish employee engagement from employee satisfaction won’t get you to workforce Nirvana, but it’ll get you a LOT closer.
Law Firm Burnout: 9 Smart Ways to Beat the Stress
January 8, 2020
We’ve all said it at one point or another: I’m just so burnt out. It’s not just us—workplace related burnout is so commonplace that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies it as a syndrome, and Harvard Business School estimates that it is responsible for generating up to $190 billion per year in healthcare costs.
Risk Taking in Business: Fueling Innovation in Your Company
December 17, 2019
There are few indisputable truths in life and, while the following isn’t one, it’s about as close as you’ll get: successful people take risks. Think about it. Name three people whose success you admire. Ellen DeGeneres? College dropout turned stand-up comedian—a.k.a. risk-taker. Bill Gates? College dropout turned billionaire—a.k.a. risk-taker. Lady Gaga? College dropout turned creative icon—a.k.a. risk taker.