Denial – The Lie That Can Torpedo Your Career
I recently spoke with Justin, a young lawyer who had just been fired from his firm. He was blindsided and bitter. “It doesn’t make any sense,” he told me. “For ...
3 Questions That Will Help Your Assistant Help You
Whether you want to accelerate your career growth, grow your practice, improve client service or simply get more accomplished with less stress, your assistant or secretary can be the critical ...
Too Much to Do? Eliminate This
If you are overloaded, exhausted and burning the candle at both ends, here’s a newsflash. You don’t have to do everything! I know – it’s hard to accept. You may ...
Great at Multitasking? Why You Need to Stop!
Boy, are you busy. You’re marking up the draft of a brief while at the same time listening to a muted conference call, checking your email and scarfing down a ...
Change is Coming. Will You Be Ready?
You’ve no doubt heard it said that the only constant is change. Despite the inevitability of change, most people hate it and hope things will stay as they are. Here ...
What’s The Most Effective Communication Style?
What’s your communication style? How do you get your message across and obtain the information you need?
Change Self-Doubt to Self-Confidence with Clues from the Past
Do you have the sneaking suspicion (or worse, the strong conviction) that you don’t have what it takes to succeed? One of the things that holds many people back from ...
Opportunity Is Knocking. Will It Pass You By?
Do you sometimes wish things were different for you? That you made more money or had more power over your career? That you felt better about what you are doing ...
Should You Spend Money On That? The #1 Question To Ask Before You Write A Check
There seems to be no end to what you could spend money on when it comes to building a law practice. Just a short list includes rent, employee salaries, outside ...
5 Tips for Radiating Confidence (Even When You Don’t Feel It)
I recently conducted a survey in which I asked lawyers to let me know what professional and personal development topics they would be most interested in reading about. One of ...