Topic
Productivity
358 published works
Lawyer Meltdown
Are You Distracted at Work? Close Those Open Loops!
By Allison Johs
Are you often distracted at work? Do you interrupt yourself in the middle of an important project because you suddenly remembered something else that you need to do? In this…
Explorations with Information and Technology
The Tyranny of the Hour
By David Whelan
The latest management challenge is “I can’t see you work, therefore you must not be working.” It’s unfair and reflects weak management, weak leadership, and a failure of trust. Law…
Lawyer Meltdown
Avoiding Unplanned Phone Calls [video]
By Allison Johs
(Jump to video) Are unplanned phone calls interrupting your work? In this series of videos, I’ve been talking about distractions or interruptions and how they reduce your productivity and prevent…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Batch and grow rich
By David Ward
Just about every productivity book or article today talks about the value of batching or bunching tasks. Don’t respond to one email, they say, answer most or all of them…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
Two Ways to Become Unstuck
It's the dregs of August. It's hot and humid. You may be in the office or you may not be. But if you are, this may be the time of…
The Right Coast
Worst Productivity Drop Ever Means More Inflation | MENAFN.COM
July inflation was only 8.5% year-on-year vs. 9.1% year-on-year in June, mainly because energy prices fell on the month. In the hope that fading inflation would slow the Federal Reserve's…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Forget about it
By David Ward
Contrary to popular advice, you don’t need to write down all of your ideas. In fact, it might be better if you don’t. David Allen says, “Your mind is for…
Mike McBride Online
Linked: Feeling overwhelmed? You could be suffering from ‘meeting fatigue’
By Mike McBride
I have heard these findings before and am starting to think about how I can implement some of them. I think I'm going to encourage more check-ins that are off-camera…
Ten Things You Need To Know As In-House Counsel
Ten Things: Ten Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes (a Productivity Hack for In-House Lawyers)
I had a great time at the global CLOC meeting a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas. It was an impressive event. Huge thanks to the good folks at…
Lawyer Meltdown
How Do Habits Affect Your Productivity? [video]
Did you know that about 40% of our daily life is shaped by our habits? Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about habits, and that statistic comes from author Gretchen…