by Dr. Rick Goodman | Dec 29, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Personal Development, Personal Success
For many attorneys, making partner is a major career milestone—if not the major career milestone. Certainly, it affirms that all of your hard work has been in service of something. You put in your hours at law school, you studied hard for the Bar, you did good work at...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Dec 9, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Sales & Branding, Sales Success
Accounting firms are routinely listed among the most promising, most potentially successful startups in existence—and it’s not hard to understand why. All companies need accounting work done, but not all of them can afford to do that accounting in-house. It’s too...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Dec 3, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Human Resources, Personal Development
Here’s a no-brainer: High stress levels are bad for morale. If your team members are constantly anxious and frazzled, they’re not going to be as energetic or productive in their work. They’re not going to be as motivated or creative. And your retention levels won’t be...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Nov 4, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Personal Development, Personal Success, Sales Success
Most entrepreneurs are so busy—and so focused on getting things done—that even the thought of a minor cold can send them into panic. Contracting a more serious illness is all but unthinkable—yet it does happen. And should it happen to you, you may need to make some...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Oct 28, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Human Resources, Personal Success
Few things are more daunting than entering the front doorway of a giant, imposing law firm—especially if you’re there to interview for a job at said law firm! But as more and more law school graduates seek employment at Biglaw offices, it’s as good a time as...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Oct 21, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Sales & Branding
The practice of law can be a cutthroat business—and if you want your law firm to stand apart from the competition; you’re going to have to invest in some branding. You’re going to have to tell a story about your firm; to provide a hook with which consumers can...
