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E25: Process, not People process improvement Mar 25, 2020

I thought it was a good time to jump in and say that although it may look like that bottleneck—or any other issue that you’ve spotted in your practice—is being caused by a person. It probably isn’t.

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E24: Bottleneck breakthrough - get work flowing again in your practice matter management process improvement Mar 18, 2020

Today we’re talking about a way to find the bottlenecks in your legal matter or process. But before we get to that, I want to let you know that next Wednesday, March 25, we’re going to be doing a live...

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E22: Don’t be afraid to fail industry challenges process improvement Mar 03, 2020

Hello and welcome back to Gimbal’s Tip of the Week. Today we’re talking about changing your mindset about change.

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First, let me apologize. We didn’t issue a tip last ...

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E21: Is batching your work really that efficient? process improvement productivity Feb 11, 2020

Today we’re talking about how batching your work can actually slow you down. I know…it seems totally counter-intuitive. But completing a whole stack of work before passing any of it on actually slows ...

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E20: The Mindset Switch That’ll Make Delegating Work More Effective matter management process improvement Feb 04, 2020

Today, I want to give you a quick tip about a mindset switch that will make it easier when you’re delegating work.

Earlier this week, we hosted 2 free live masterclasses entitled, “Run Your Practice,...

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E19: The key things you need to get right in your practice process improvement productivity Jan 28, 2020

Today, we look at some of the common mistakes lawyers make when running a law practice. We’re all prone to making these mistakes, but they’re particularly troubling for those of us who practice in sma...

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E14: Happy Holiday Wishes and last December challenge from Gimbal process improvement productivity Dec 23, 2019

Hello and welcome to the Christmas edition of our Tip of the Week. Want to watch this tip instead?

I’m David Skinner. I’m a lawyer and process improvement expert.

Throughout December, we’ve been giv...

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E13: Challenge - cut the interruptions process improvement productivity Dec 17, 2019

Welcome back to our December practice challenge series. Two weeks ago, I challenged you to eliminate redundancy in your writing. Last week, David challenged you to take one small step towards efficien...

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E12: Commoditization isn’t a four-letter word process improvement productivity Dec 10, 2019

For the month of December, we’re giving you a challenge each week. Last week Karen challenged you all to eliminate redundancy in your writing. Today, we’re challenging you to boost the profitability p...

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E10: Put a Little Process In Your Practice matter management process improvement Nov 26, 2019

Today’s tip is super-quick: if you don’t have a process for something you do more than once, you’re wasting time and leaving money on the table.

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E9: Top Apps for Matter Management matter management process improvement Nov 19, 2019

If you've followed us at all, you know we start our matter management boards and process maps the old-school way: sticky notes on the wall. The banner image for this post is a shot of one of our offic...

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E7: Write for the Way People Read legal writing process improvement Nov 05, 2019

Today is our once-a-month legal writing tip and this one is going to change the way you handle every single message you write. You need to write for the way people read. And don't miss my new freebie....

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