Lawyer Productivity

What Do You Have on Your Desk?

By now you've probably seen the video The Evolution of the Desk. It got us thinking (and looking askance at our own desks!). If this is the space where we spend our days, it says so much about us. But … what exactly does it say? Attorney at ...

The Editors - October 21, 2015
Brain Fun: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Good ideas come from all sorts of unlikely places. A Walgreens insert in a recent Sunday paper contained a list of ways to make our brains healthier and more productive. A few of the recommendations were particularly interesting to ...

Paul H. Burton - October 14, 2015
Nothing But the Ruth
A More Purposeful Life: Rethinking Time

How did we decide our days would be broken up into “weekdays” and “weekends” and “business hours” and “personal time?” If you are someone’s employee, these concepts make sense. But not necessarily if you’re an entrepreneur or in an ...

Ruth Carter - October 8, 2015
Nothing But the Ruth
Starting the Day on a Happy Foot

Earlier this year, I listened to an episode of the podcast "Invisible Office Hours," where the hosts, entrepreneurs Paul Jarvis and Jason Zook, shared their morning routines. They don't begin their days by checking email and jumping on client ...

Ruth Carter - September 14, 2015
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Tech Tips for Teams: Smart Collaboration Tools

In Friday Five+ Tech Tips, we invite law practice management and technology experts to share their favorite tips and tricks for tackling everyday quandaries that can prevent you from keeping your practice humming along smoothly. In the end, of ...

The Editors - August 28, 2015
Money and Time
Distraction Junkie? Managing Your Worst Time Bandit

In his recent book “The Time Bandit Solution: Recovering Stolen Time You Never Knew You Had,” Edward G. Brown presents a step-by-step lesson in recovering lost time — including how to prevent interruptions from sapping your productivity and ...

Edward G. Brown - August 25, 2015
Five Sources for Professional Help in a Pinch

When you’re pressed for time, you may feel there aren’t enough people or hours to get everything done. You can’t do it all — but whether it’s administrative, marketing or legal work, professional help is available on surprisingly short notice. ...

Theda C. Snyder - August 14, 2015
Lawyer sorting email
Sorting Email: Simplest Steps to Beat Back the Volume

Sorting email: The simplest steps to beat back email. Email use continues its upward climb. The Radicati Group recently reported that email use is growing at 5 percent per year and will do so through 2020. Though growth is slowing, the existing ...

Paul H. Burton - August 13, 2015
Tech Tips Friday Five
Overwhelmed? Time Management Tips

What steps can you take to better manage your time so you're truly more productive and less overwhelmed? For this month's Friday 5+ Tech Tips, we asked the practice management experts for their best time management tip: a teensy tweak or trick ...

The Editors - July 31, 2015
Five Ways to Say ‘Me First’

Why is it that we take care of everyone and everything else before we take care of ourselves? Why do we neglect our needs in ways we would never tolerate from another person? Why do we accept this self-treatment? Perhaps it's because no one ...

Jamie Spannhake - July 17, 2015
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