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E233: Say goodbye to hourly rates and make the switch to fearless flat-fees industry challenges matter management productivity project management Jul 10, 2024

If you knew you would earn more money with a flat fee than an hourly rate, would you switch? 

There are lots of good reasons to make the switch, like:

  • Clients like the predictability and...
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E214: Learn how to work Smarter in 2024 so you can embrace your Power Zone process improvement productivity project management Jan 03, 2024

The New Year is an exciting time full of personal and professional goal-setting, but having a solid plan to achieve your goals is the key to hitting your 2024 objectives. 

Your Tip: Commit to...

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E199: Looking for process improvement? This legal management tool is for you process improvement project management Sep 13, 2023

Whenever you conduct process improvement, you’ll come up with a long list of changes that need to be made. Different people in your organization will have different roles and responsibilities...

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E130: Overwhelmed? It's time to get the right people doing the right work project management Apr 27, 2022

Trying to do everything yourself in your practice is a recipe for lawyer burnout. It also makes growing your practice impossible and vacations a distant dream. In fact, as we pointed out in last...

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E124: The 5 meetings that can replace all others project management Mar 08, 2022

As a leader, you expect to manage your team. But if “managing” means you need to be involved in every decision, you’ll be stuck in meetings 24/7 (maybe you already are!). You and...

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E76: Next Stage Legal Project Management project management Mar 31, 2021

Corporate legal teams and law firms across the globe have invested heavily in legal project management programs in recent years…but are those programs delivering value? Are there decisive...

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E69: The 5 Characteristics of Effective Teams productivity project management Feb 09, 2021

Creating and leading an effective remote work team requires you to provide your team with 5 things…but probably not the things you expect.

Welcome to Gimbals Tip of the Week, where...

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E68: The Important Distinction Between a TEAM and a Work Group - and why it matters! project management Feb 02, 2021

The culture of work has changed forever. Even once we have successfully flattened the curve, people have been vaccinated, and we have managed to finally get ahead of COVID-19, there won’t be...

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E58: Doing It Yourself May Be A Bad Idea industry challenges project management Nov 11, 2020

If you are of the “I can do it faster myself” school of delegation, then you are almost certainly losing money and you should rethink how you work.

This is Gimbal’s Tip of the...

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E48: Four things you can do to keep your team engaged process improvement project management Sep 02, 2020

We often get asked about the ROI of process improvement projects. Everyone’s focused on the money. Today we talk about the qualitative benefits you and your team will experience when you...

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E36: Stop wearing all the hats and delegate process improvement project management Jun 10, 2020

Research suggests that most lawyers spend only 2.5 hours a day on billable legal work. The rest of the time, they are wearing other hats: accountant, HR manager, photocopy repairperson, web...

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E35: Sometimes it Takes a Village to Nurture an Idea matter management project management Jun 03, 2020

This week we are talking about one way you can increase your chances of success when you are improving your practice: find yourself a community.

Change is hard. You may be the only person in your...

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