By Elizabeth M. Miller bio
Employees’ attitudes have changed over the years. Good, loyal employees want more than a paycheck and…
INSIGHT
Employee morale and your firm’s productivity: 6 easy ways to boost both
September 21, 2018 by
WORKING WITH LAWYERS
Measure your associates’ satisfaction to keep them on board
September 21, 2018 by
Do you know whether or not your firm’s associates are content or if there is a mass exodus in your…
STAFF TRAINING
Break down barriers with peer-to-peer training
September 21, 2018 by
The best staff training, says a Missouri manager, is the training staff give one another. And at her office, her staff of 25 do just that. They hold training sessions for one another on a “when-needed, what’s-needed, and…
YOUR CAREER
Is the honeymoon over at work?
September 21, 2018 by
For many professionals, that first year in a new job can be a “honeymoon period,” full of new and exciting challenges. But a recent study from…
MANAGING RISKS
4 ethics rules your staff might be violating
September 14, 2018 by
It’s not just attorneys in your office who have to follow the rules of ethics. Your staff members have to follow them, too. It doesn’t matter where…
INCREASING PROFITS
The County Law Library: Don’t overlook this FREE and valuable legal resource
September 14, 2018 by
According to just about every legal management article, webinar, or podcast, the landscape of the legal market in the past few years has…
INCREASING PROFITS
The top five reasons firms lose money and go out of business
September 7, 2018 by
“Lawyers become lawyers because they want to help people and practice the art of law,” says Los Angeles financial consultant…
WORKING WITH LAWYERS
Plan firm’s transition now even if retirement is years away
September 7, 2018 by
Many of us daydream of how we’ll spend our retirement years; it’s the dream we’ve chased all of our careers…
STAFF TRAINING
Follow the example of the Navy SEALs and build the framework of an excellent training program
September 7, 2018 by
By Michelle Spencer bio
Recently, an article appeared in The Harvard Business Review entitled “How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence,” written by Michael Schrage, an educator and research fellow at MIT Sloan School’s Center for Digital Business…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your September office checklist
September 4, 2018 by
Now that the summer is over and you’re facing the final quarter, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here are some important tasks you…
