The Perfect Time To Solve Problems

You have probably heard the saying, “the best time to plant a tree was 50 years ago. The second best time is today.” There is so much truth in this proverb and it applies perfectly to how we handle delays, and negative mindsets in our law firm. Let’s chat about how you can approach problem-solving in your business.  In this episode I discuss: Three things to think about when you are approaching problem-solving in your law firm. Developing strategies for how to solve problems. Additional problems caused by delaying solutions. How delay tends to beget more delay. Breaking the habit of hiring with a negative mindset. Recognizing the power that we give to our own ineptitude.   My Favorite Excerpt From The Episode: TIME: 00:08:16 (34 Seconds) So if you start creating rules that you don't enforce, the next thing that happens is people learn from you. Ah, when she says there's a new rule, it really is a conditional rule. It's a rule that exists if I feel like following it, or it's a rule that exists if there's no exigent circumstance or it's a rule that exists, but I can override it if something really important comes up. So the delay in your choice to address that problem has allowed those seeds of miseducation to seep into your team.   Social Media How to Be Decisive Podcast: https://www.lawfirmmentor.net/podcast/2021/08/20/how-to-be-decisive The Seven Strategies to Achieve Rapid Growth in Your Law  Firm in 2022. https://fb.me/e/4Seq24lvW   Contact Me: Text Us at 908 292 3524 Text Retreat to know more about the upcoming one.   Book a Session with our Growth Strategists https://www.lawfirmmentor.net/speak-with-a-growth-strategist   Scheduler: https://meetme.so/LawFirmMentor   Allison Bio: Allison C. Williams, Esq., is the Founder and Owner of the Williams Law Group, LLC, with offices in Short Hills and Freehold, New Jersey. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, and is the first attorney in New Jersey to become Board-Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in the field of Family Law. Ms. Williams is an accomplished businesswoman. In 2017, the Williams Law Group won the LawFirm500 award, ranking 14th of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, as Ms. Williams grew the firm 581% in three years. Ms. Williams won the Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017. In 2018, Ms. Williams was voted as NJBIZ’s Top 50 Women in Business and was designated one of the Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. In 2019, Ms. Williams won the Seminole 100 Award for founding one of the fastest-growing companies among graduates of Florida State University. In 2018, Ms. Williams created Law Firm Mentor, a business coaching service for lawyers. She helps solo and small law firm attorneys grow their business revenues, crush chaos in business and make more money. Through multi-day intensive business retreats, group and one-to-one coaching, and strategic planning sessions, Ms. Williams advises lawyers on all aspects of creating, sustaining, and scaling a law firm business – and specifically, she teaches them the core foundational principles of marketing, sales, personnel management, communications, and money management in law firms.