What do Batman, the US military, and Phil Jackson have in common? Batman doesn’t micromanage Robin, Batgirl, or Nightwing when they’re out fighting crime in Gotham. He sets the mission, provides the tools, and trusts his team to get the job done. The military has a concept called Commander’s Intent which does something similar –
Read MoreWhat do Tony Stark (Iron Man) and Ron Swanson have in common? Besides their love for bacon (okay, mostly Ron Swanson on that one), they represent two extremes that, while entertaining in fiction, could be disastrous in real life – especially in your law firm. Tony Stark is reckless, diving headfirst into every challenge, throwing
Read MoreSo last week I did another round of employee evals. As you know (or can see in the link), I end them asking for feedback on me and 2 of my employees commented on how they started using some of my calendar tips and tricks and how it’s helped them. This, combined with a wild
Read MoreWhat do the Challenger space shuttle explosion, The Avengers for most of Infinity War, and your Tuesday morning chaos have in common? They all look like failures, but when you drill down we find that they’re really just symptoms of unclear communication, fuzzy ownership, and/or way too much falling on one over-caffeinated person. Back when
Read MoreWhat to do when you totally screw something up. So what do you do when you blow it? Look—we all screw things up. I don’t care how smart, strategic, or spreadsheet-savvy you are. You’re going to misread the market, hire the wrong person, skip leg day, send an email to the wrong “Mike,” or pour
Read MoreWhat do Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, the assembly line at Ford, and 2023 Jordan Ostroff have in common? They all rely on systems, technology, and automation to solve problems and save time. As much as we’d like to believe people can handle every task, sometimes it’s better to step back and empower our staff
Read MoreIt’s probably not the version of you that’s wearing a Hawaiian shirt and sipping a cocktail. What do Moon Knight, That Weird Dude at the Gym who Yells at Himself in the Mirror, and your law firm have in common? Multiple personalities running the show, some of them with zero business being in charge. Let
Read MoreWhat do Scooby-Doo, the gang in the Mystery Machine, and your law firm have in common? They’re always chasing issues/monsters that turn out to be…not real. Every episode goes the same way: Now swap “haunted carnival” for “calendar full of chaos” and “Old Man Jenkins” for “poor delegation and no boundaries”… Welcome to your business…wait…welcome
Read MoreWhat do gum issues, Batman’s detective skills, and Alexa have in common? Stick with me on this one, I promise it’ll make sense soon! So here’s the story: While my wife and I were on our cross-country road trip, I started noticing something that wasn’t quite right. My gums were bleeding, (I’d like to say
Read MoreI love Thanksgiving (which also was 2 days after my 10-year wedding anniversary), and I hope you had a great one! There you go, that’s the newsletter… No, I kid, I kid. Most nights at dinner (I wish it was every night), my family says three things we are grateful for and one thing we
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And it’s not easy to build a successful business while maintaining a sense of control over your life, either. That’s why I’m here, to help you create the kind of life you will love to live. Yep, you can have your cake and eat it too. Who would want a cake they can’t eat? (even if I am more of a cookie/brownie type guy).