Attorney Podcasting: Why Lawyers Should Start a Podcast
December 6, 2021
Why should attorneys podcast? Family law attorney and podcaster Elise Buie is talking with us about the impact that podcasting has had on her family law practice, as well as her personal development.
Elise started her virtual practice so she would be able to have more work-life integration. She focused on bringing women back into the workforce who were lawyers and moms and sought better work-life integration.
Influence Mindset Strategies to Stand Out
November 29, 2021
Your success is based on your ability to influence people to choose you. How do you design a brand experience that helps you stand out from your competition? Christian Hansen is here to help us capture attention, establish credibility, and cultivate influence. Your success is not determined by how smart, capable, qualified, or passionate you are about helping people. Ultimately, your success boils down to how you influence somebody to choose you over someone else. If you sound like everyone else, then you're not going to be successful, no matter your qualifications.
Data Literacy: Build a Stronger Culture in Your Law Firm
November 22, 2021
This episode is not about your CRM. It's about creating a culture of data literacy within your law firm, from the C-Suite down to the receptionist. Everyone in your organization should understand the importance of getting good data. There is a transformation happening in the corporate world. We are quickly reaching the point where data literacy and skills are no longer optional.
Phone Experience Drives Law Firm Revenue
November 15, 2021
The person answering the phone in your law firm is the make or break of your calendar, conversions, and revenue. Period. You must be intentional about managing the experience, the conversation, and the narrative when a client or potential client calls your law office. You are losing money when you’re not managing this experience.
Law Firm Financial Metrics Beyond Revenue
November 1, 2021
Revenue isn't the only number you should measure in your law firm. You think you're reaching your revenue goals until it's time to run payroll, and then you don't have enough money, or you didn't consider quarterly taxes. Now what?
Workplace Accountability: 5 Signs You’re Leaking Results
October 25, 2021
A lack of accountability creates chaos and crisis, which leads to frustration, mistrust within your organization, and poor results. Learn five signs to help you identify low accountability leaks and how to plug them up in this episode. Accountability starts with culture. As a leader, it is also your job to empower your employees to hold you accountable to attend meetings and follow processes. Empower your team members with responsibility, authority, and permission to do their jobs.
Retain Top Talent in Today’s Workplace Culture Shift
October 18, 2021
There is no "going back to normal." That work-life that we had before March 2020 is now in the past, and people are forever changing how we're going to work in the future. Leslie McIntyre-Tavella shares what she has learned about retaining employees and attracting new ones in her 35 years in the staffing industry.
Chronic Stress Optimization: How to Perform at Your Peak
October 8, 2021
Wylie McGraw is here to teach us what unresolved chronic stress is, how it impacts our performance, and what we can do about it. Who you are and how you operate in your life directly affect those around you. When you are optimized and operating at a high level, your life is better, and so are theirs.
Difficult Conversations: Why They Matter at Work
October 4, 2021
Are you avoiding the difficult conversations you should be having? For example, how do you have difficult conversations with friends and family in the workplace that don't turn into a blowup? Kelly Beattie, President and Lead Trainer at FirstStar Consulting Group, is here to help us get the outcomes we want from these uncomfortable conversations. What is the value of having these conversations? When you're talking about ROI in difficult conversations, the value is inefficiency. There is so much unproductive time around the conversations that you are avoiding. That conversation is happening somewhere, and it's usually around the water cooler. It begins to erode productivity. Fostering a culture that supports direct communication in real-time creates more productive teams.
Making Business Miracles: 5 Steps to Take Now
September 20, 2021
What miracle do you need to create in your business this week? The good news is that you're already making miracles. There is evidence of this everywhere in your law firm and your team. Tension, stakes, and consequences are often catalysts for miracles. If you've heard me say at once, you've heard me say it a million times, “Fear, chaos, tragedy, and a breakdown is a beautiful opportunity for action.” Failure to plan is the catalyst for crisis. So the first thing I invite you to do is get out of "crisis mode."