If you want to be a great marketer, you should probably have an MBA in marketing, some creative writing chops (as proven by a degree or published work), great people skills, expert insights into markets, design ability and a gift with language. After all, that’s
The outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has received praise for its business philosophy and mission. Its mission statement, “we’re in business to save the home planet” clearly expresses the need (“save”!), the means (“business”) and why it matters—and why you should help by fulfilling your role
Resilience is the “ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” It’s an intangible quality that helps people bounce back from defeat and come back stronger. It’s that final hoist of Rocky, the zinger when a detective can finally say “take him away”,
We all have goals, whether they’re about how productive we’ll be at work or how fit we’ll get for the summer. But as often as we’ve set goals for ourselves, we’ve probably often struggled to reach them. Or, worse, we’ve abandoned them altogether. Habits, on
Have you ever felt like you just stumbled on some successful strategy by accident—but when you tried to recreate it or reverse engineer it, you couldn’t make it happen again? Conversely, are you plagued by some repeating problem or issue that you don’t know how
Let’s get clear about one thing. Your team IS your business. You can have an incredible mission statement, an awesome marketing strategy and mad skills as a lawyer…none of that really matters without a solid, reliable team to back it all up. The true scalability
Everybody Has Bad Days. Everybody! It’s the thing – maybe the only thing – we all have in common with Beyonce and Tom Brady. There is not a human on the planet who gets to skate through life struggle-free. Your bad days can be opportunities
You’ve been there before. Maybe you were writing an important brief and your arguments just weren’t working. Or you were planning to meet with a potential client – and big client – and your pitch was so off you were tempted to cancel the meeting.
A few years ago, retired Navy SEAL Commander, Adm. William McCraven, gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas, Austin that was replayed and republished thousands of times. Maybe you recall it. He talked a lot about making your bed. “If you make your
Stretching past your current “reality” is the only way to achieving exponential growth. When I speak with law firms around the country I am constantly reminded that the biggest limitation to law firm growth is belief. There are thousands of law firms in the U.S.
If you want to be a great marketer, you should probably have an MBA in marketing, some creative writing chops (as proven by a degree or published work), great people skills, expert insights into markets, design ability and a gift with language. After all, that’s
The outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has received praise for its business philosophy and mission. Its mission statement, “we’re in business to save the home planet” clearly expresses the need (“save”!), the means (“business”) and why it matters—and why you should help by fulfilling your role
Resilience is the “ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” It’s an intangible quality that helps people bounce back from defeat and come back stronger. It’s that final hoist of Rocky, the zinger when a detective can finally say “take him away”,
We all have goals, whether they’re about how productive we’ll be at work or how fit we’ll get for the summer. But as often as we’ve set goals for ourselves, we’ve probably often struggled to reach them. Or, worse, we’ve abandoned them altogether. Habits, on
Have you ever felt like you just stumbled on some successful strategy by accident—but when you tried to recreate it or reverse engineer it, you couldn’t make it happen again? Conversely, are you plagued by some repeating problem or issue that you don’t know how
Let’s get clear about one thing. Your team IS your business. You can have an incredible mission statement, an awesome marketing strategy and mad skills as a lawyer…none of that really matters without a solid, reliable team to back it all up. The true scalability
Everybody Has Bad Days. Everybody! It’s the thing – maybe the only thing – we all have in common with Beyonce and Tom Brady. There is not a human on the planet who gets to skate through life struggle-free. Your bad days can be opportunities
You’ve been there before. Maybe you were writing an important brief and your arguments just weren’t working. Or you were planning to meet with a potential client – and big client – and your pitch was so off you were tempted to cancel the meeting.
A few years ago, retired Navy SEAL Commander, Adm. William McCraven, gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas, Austin that was replayed and republished thousands of times. Maybe you recall it. He talked a lot about making your bed. “If you make your
Stretching past your current “reality” is the only way to achieving exponential growth. When I speak with law firms around the country I am constantly reminded that the biggest limitation to law firm growth is belief. There are thousands of law firms in the U.S.