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E63: Our number one productivity tip for 2021: learn to say no industry challenges Dec 15, 2020

Do you find it hard to say no when a client, colleague, or even an acquaintance asks you for something? Are your days full of tasks and obligations you don’t even want to be doing, while your own prio...

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E62: One Way to Manage Stress with Mindfulness industry challenges Dec 08, 2020

Do you find yourself worrying about work when you should be relaxing, enjoying a hobby, or spending time with loved ones? Practicing law can be stressful, even on the best days. Now there’s a global p...

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E60: Is Your Environment Getting in the Way? industry challenges Nov 24, 2020

So, what’s the environment got to do with the root cause of my problem? Quite possibly a whole heck of a lot!

In last week’s tip, One Secret to Solving Problems in Your Practice, we discussed the imp...

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E59: The Secret to Solving All Your Problems industry challenges productivity Nov 17, 2020

Too many people lose valuable time and energy fixing problems, only to find they keep recurring. Maybe not right away, but the problems do recur, over and over. This is particularly frustrating when y...

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E58: Doing It Yourself May Be A Bad Idea industry challenges project management Nov 11, 2020

If you are of the “I can do it faster myself” school of delegation, then you are almost certainly losing money and you should rethink how you work.

This is Gimbal’s Tip of the Week, where you get pra...

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E56: Don’t wait until you’re drowning to delegate industry challenges Oct 28, 2020

In almost every improvement project we run, the firm sees the greatest immediate impact by shifting work to the right people. Most of the time they knew, intuitively, that the work needed to move, but...

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E55: Referral networks industry challenges Oct 21, 2020

Many lawyers struggle to keep their business pipeline full. They are so focused on current client matters that they forget to nurture the relationships that will bring them business. Because they are ...

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E53: Do You Have a Prospects List? industry challenges Oct 07, 2020

This week, we are continuing with our series of tips from our Practice Accelerator Membership coaches, with another business development tip from Tea Hoffmann. Tea is a licensed attorney, Managing Pri...

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E41: Perfect is the Enemy of Done industry challenges process improvement Jul 15, 2020

 

We believe that “perfect” is the enemy of “done,” and how that one word can undermine your ability to pivot quickly and succeed in the face of adversity.

This week’s tip: if you’ve got an idea for...

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E40: 5 things successful firms do well industry challenges productivity Jul 08, 2020

This week I would like to introduce you to the 5 things successful firms do well, and the one thing you need to focus on to achieve them all.

It starts with how you define success. Many firms define ...

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E22: Don’t be afraid to fail industry challenges process improvement Mar 03, 2020

Hello and welcome back to Gimbal’s Tip of the Week. Today we’re talking about changing your mindset about change.

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First, let me apologize. We didn’t issue a tip last ...

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E5: Why would I get more efficient when I bill by the hour? industry challenges process improvement Oct 23, 2019

Today we’re going to introduce you to the most common objection lawyers give to process improvement—and the three questions you can use to overcome it.

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