In my last post, I showed you how to evaluate your practice’s performance in 2012; now, it’s time to make sure you’re on track in 2013 – and that requires a plan.  As Ben Franklin so aptly put it, “A failure to plan is a plan to fail.”  Since you don’t want to fail, it’s [...]

The first few months of a new year are a great time to take an inventory of how the last year worked out for your law practice. If your year was a blazing success from start to finish, what can you do to make this year even better?  If last year was disappointing in some [...]

The joy of the holiday season sometimes takes a backseat to the stresses of finishing up work by year’s end, while trying to balance out personal time for family and friends. To take care of business — and get you back to the joy — here are five tips to help you get the most [...]

Your local Firestone dealer knows exactly how many tires must be sold each day to cover expenses and turn a profit.  Based on the average customer’s shopping habits, your grocer knows how many customers must come through the front door each day to hit the store’s financial goals.  Your gardener knows how many lawns must [...]

My client used to stare out her kitchen window for long periods of time while enjoying her morning coffee.  Then, she would go to the office and read the local newspaper online for 30-35 minutes.  At $350 an hour, this habit cost her nearly $200 a day.  She now reads the paper at home and [...]