Tag Archives: good management
Kick Procrastination to the Curb!
Many lawyers deal daily with a subtle form of procrastination – working on “busywork” to avoid the important but intimidating jobs that they should be working on. This behavior creates a vicious cycle that causes stress which, often, leads to additional procrastination which, in turn, leads to more stress and, you guessed it, more procrastination.
Interruptions Are Just a State of Mind
“Life is a series of interruptions interrupted by interruptions” is a quote that we had always attributed to John Lennon, but that may be apocryphal.
Anyone who has …
Breakdown Your Accounts Receivable
In what condition are your accounts receivable?
While your total accounts receivable number from your accounting system tells you the total amount of money owed by your firm’s clients, your …
Building Blocks of Time
Decide to block out your time and put aside one block of time to accomplish important but not urgent tasks to avoid them never bubbling up on your To Do list - and actually get them done.
Legal Interns
Here’s another tip from the Taste of ABA TECHSHOW 2011 dinner that Dave and I hosted earlier this year. This tip comes from Allen Howell, Director of Career Services at …
Speed Up Responses by Slowing Down
Being more thoughtful, courteous and deliberative when you leave a voice mail message, particularly one for a client, can do wonders to make that client believe he or she has chosen the right attorney – and to recommend you to others.
Get Google’s Secret Sauce!
Google is one of the run-away success stories of the Internet. They rethought the business model for search, they drove all sorts of innovations and they have changed the way …
