Articles
Respect=Compensation=Respect
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Otis Redding pinned the song in 1965 and Aretha Franklin made it famous in 1967. Every generation still sings about respect. Attorneys pay particular attention to this word especially when it comes to [...]
Full Body Gratitude
Gratitude feels good. Not only to give but also to receive. Studies have shown that people who feel appreciated are happier, more satisfied with their work, and more productive. In addition, grateful people are [...]
Metric Muscles
Transitioning from the legal practitioner to the business owner is no easy feat. Combine this with our reliance on technology for data collection and output (i.e., billing and collection, bill paying) and it is [...]
New Year, New You?? (Insert Massive Eye Roll)
Even in the best of years most new year’s resolutions fail. We start the year with grand visions and loads of motivation, flowing with the fresh energy that a new year brings. That energy [...]
Influence Your State of Mind (Lean Toward Gratitude)
What if you could discover your state of you mind without over-thinking it? How, you may ask? Tune in to the quality of your breath. Is it short and shallow? Audible? Do you heavy [...]
Leader as Coach
Daniel Goleman introduced his six different leadership styles back in 2000. The introduction of coaching as a leadership style was revolutionary at the time, and now 20 years later, we know it is a [...]
Conversational Blank Spots
What would you do differently if you knew fifty percent of the difference between low and high performing teams is in the quality of conversations? That is the result of an MIT study on [...]
Return to…Resilience?
How much of your time is now consumed with sorting out the logistics of returning people to your shared physical space? I suspect as much as was consumed with getting everyone working last spring. [...]
Build the Plan, Stan
Are you thinking about it? How, when, where, and who will return to the office? Maybe you are building a plan that directs people in various stages over several weeks and/or months. That plan [...]
March Madness
John Wooden was the famed coach of the UCLA men's basketball team. He built a championship program through his leadership approach. And, in honor of the American sporting tradition of March Madness, I bring [...]