To grow in the job, a manager has to communicate ideas and visions and recommendations…
YOUR CAREER
Overloaded at work? Here’s what you should do
April 6, 2018 by
You have more work than you can handle—and no matter how hard you work, you can’t seem to get ahead. In fact, it’s gotten to the point that…
COMPLIANCE
How to investigate an employment-related complaint from a staffer
April 6, 2018 by
Got a complaint from an employee? Investigate it. If that complaint turns into a legal claim, part of the allegation of wrongdoing may well be that the…
TRACKING PROFITS
Use this one easy chart to track attorney profitability
March 30, 2018 by
A St. Louis administrator has developed a simple chart that tracks the monthly and yearly profitability of each attorney…
MANAGING PEOPLE
Don’t turn your employee awards into an office morale disaster
March 30, 2018 by
Done right, an employee-of-the-year award can be an effective productivity and teamwork promoter. Done poorly, it can be a morale disaster…
INCREASING PROFITS
Cutting costs? What worked in 2008 won’t work today
March 30, 2018 by
When money is tight, firm administrators start rushing to make decisions to save the bottom line, perhaps relying on strategies that saw the firm through…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Telecommuters not working out? It’s not the flexibility that’s the problem; it’s your training program
March 26, 2018 by
Are you seeing a surge in low morale and unproductivity among your remote workers? Research suggests that it may be your lack of strategy and…
MANAGING STAFF
Specific acknowledgement and specific recognition create a happy, productive staff
March 23, 2018 by
WORKING WITH ATTORNEYS
5 partnership points that cause more than the usual headaches
March 23, 2018 by
It’s the partnership wonder. Many, many firms, from the smallest to the most sophisticated and well known, don’t have partnerships agreements…
