TIP OF THE WEEK
Efficiency in your inbox.
Email is a lousy way to manage legal work. But it’s the tool most lawyers use to assign work, communicate with colleagues and clients, and follow up on outstanding issues. They waste precious...
Your processes are outlined.
You’ve started to delegate to the right people.
Now what?
Today’s tip: Supervise the work you’ve delegated using something you probably already...
How many times did you run to the grocery store without a list only to find that you buy what you don’t need, forget what you do and resort to calling home every few minutes to find out...
How do you keep track of all the work you’re doing right now? What about the tasks you’ve assigned to others? Do you ever forget important details or miss deadlines or find yourself...
When Janelle came to us, she was running her busy litigation practice off an 18-page to-do list she kept on a yellow pad on her desk. I’m sure you can picture that list. Frayed edges. Tasks...
When you run a busy practice, it can be hard to stay on top of all the work, let alone learn new things. Even when you know learning those new things would make your work (and your life)...
What happens in your office when you get busy? Is it all hands on deck, all hours, until the work gets done? And when that happens, what becomes of your improvement initiatives? Sure, you INTEND to...
When achieving your goals requires a long-term commitment, it’s easy to get discouraged along the way. Playing the long game can be challenging, but there are a few things you can do to make...
Before great achievements can be made, great goals have to be set. Goal setting may seem simple, but the wrong approach can lead to setbacks, disappointments, and an inability to follow through.
With some people working from home and others moving in and out of the office in shifts, it has become more challenging to run matters effectively, track all the issues, and know who’s...
When you’re running complex legal matters with a visual system, color-coding tasks and files will save you time and effort. But if you’re using a rainbow of colours you may have too...
March Madness continues here at Gimbal. OK, it’s not sports, it’s Matter Management Month! A Kanban board is a simple, effective project management tool that’s adaptable to...
