Clients Usually Shouldn’t Micromanage Lawyers
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Sometimes, when a nonlawyer micromanages an attorney, there can be problems. The post Clients Usually Shouldn’t Micromanage Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.
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Don’t Micromanage: How It Destroys Your Team and How to Avoid It
The Process Street
OCTOBER 29, 2021
That doesn’t mean you have an excuse to micromanage them. Micromanagement is the ultimate controlling management style. That’s why in this Process Street article, we’ll be looking at: What is micromanagement? The pros and cons of micromanagement. The pros and cons of micromanagement.
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Managing Partners Should Micromanage Less
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Managing partners should foster a more decentralized environment to improve efficiency.
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How Fast Do Cars Have To Be Before The Government Controls Their Speed?
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Are speed-limiting laws an abuse of government power in its growing effort to micromanage our lives or are they justified in the name of public safety?
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Why Should You Hire a Property Management Company?
LegalReader
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
They cannot afford micromanagement. Property investors need free time to spend on crucial areas.
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You Want Someone To Do What Now? — See Also
Above The Law
JULY 26, 2021
Cooler Heads Prevailing : Clients want lawyers to know that they aren't going to try and micromanage their counsel like Morgan Stanley. Cravath posts lateral recruiting job. The Usual Suspects : The folks who brought us the wackiest election lawsuits looking to inject themselves into the insurrection defense game. We'll Get You And.
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Google Judge Promises 'Hot Tub' After Epic's Antitrust Win
Law 360
JANUARY 18, 2024
The California federal judge who will determine what relief Epic Games gets after its antitrust jury trial win over Google's Android app market told the parties on Thursday that he'll arrange a "hot tub" hearing with economists to discuss a possible injunction, while warning Epic he won't "micromanage" Google.
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Flexibility Is A Two-Way Street When It Comes To This Biglaw Firm’s Reopening Plans
Above The Law
JUNE 8, 2021
The firm's managing partner has no plans to micromanage anyone's schedule.
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Vested Interest: How to Get Staff Buy-In
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JANUARY 20, 2022
And, that starts with ‘ workflows ’ = repetitive case-related tasks that are time-sensitive and assigned to specific individuals. Watch morale improve with each workflow you build. Be transparent.
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Northwestern Urges High Court Not To Revive ERISA Suit
Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Supreme Court to uphold a Seventh Circuit ruling ending a lawsuit that claimed the school allowed its retirement plans to pay excessive fees, arguing that reviving the case would encourage "judicial micromanagement" of plan fees.
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Walking Man: How Do You Oversee a Distributed Workforce?
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MAY 24, 2020
They can also be vicious micromanagers. Lawyers tend to manage in place. They oversee staff by walking around the office, to randomly check in on people, like Lumberg from ‘Office Space’. It’s understandable to an extent, of course; if someone in the office screws up in a major way, it’s the attorney’s license that’s on the line.
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Encouraging Facts About Divorce for Men
A People's Choice
OCTOBER 19, 2020
You might worry that, in addition to making you divide your marital property, the court will micromanage your relationship with your children. Perhaps you have heard that family law courts always favor women, even when the judge is a man.
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Journalist banned from Twitter says it’s important that users not self-censor
JURIST
JANUARY 30, 2023
“What we’ve learned from this,” Herman pointed out, “is that there is now an activist owner of Twitter who may micromanage the platform, remove people from the platform, and sway the conversation in a certain way.” ” Since Musk’s takeover, Twitter has been marred in controversies.
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Biglaw Firms Back In Office On September 21st
InHouseBlog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
For others, who have embraced and excelled in a remote legal work environment , the news may not be as sweet as many have gotten used to a better work-life balance, increased productivity and an absence of micromanagement, bed-checking and face time pressures that plagued their pre-pandemic work lives.
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In unanimous ruling, Court agrees with athletes that NCAA violated antitrust laws
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 21, 2021
In a 35-page decision, Gorsuch rejected the NCAA’s argument that the trial court’s ruling would “micromanage” the organization’s business. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that decision, the NCAA and the athletic conferences went to the Supreme Court, which late last year agreed to take up the case.
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How to Quickly Remove Administrative Tasks Off Your Attorneys’ Plates
CARET Legal
APRIL 12, 2024
This ensures a smooth workflow within your firm and allows your attorneys to provide guidance where necessary without getting bogged down in micromanagement. Your attorneys can easily delegate tasks to paralegals and legal assistants and monitor their progress.
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The Secret to Unblocking Your Business Bottleneck
The Process Street
JANUARY 20, 2023
Problem: The bottleneck is caused by micromanagement Solution: A manager or any stakeholder who is interfering with a workflow will cause the process to slow down rapidly. If micromanaging is the reason for this bottleneck, you should have a meeting dedicated to setting boundaries and delegating tasks.
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Court blocks execution, will weigh in on inmate’s religious-liberty claims
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
And if the Supreme Court grants Ramirez’s request, Texas warned, federal courts will wind up having to “micromanage” all of the details of future executions. In an order issued shortly before 10 p.m. EDT, the justices agreed to stay Ramirez’s execution and to hear his appeal on the merits.
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NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 22, 2021
Gorsuch also rejected the NCAA’s argument that the district court’s ruling would “micromanage” the organization’s business. Efforts to create a federal standard are a response to state laws, scheduled to go into effect on July 1, allowing endorsement deals for college athletes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
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How to Find The Purpose of Your Business Through The Ikigai Concept
The Process Street
MARCH 23, 2022
We also need to move away from toxic workplace habits which are driving employees away, such as micromanagement or being overly critical of staff, and of course not paying people enough. Some companies like to get their employees to do Myers-Briggs tests to figure out what their working style is and communicate this to their colleagues.
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What is Servant Leadership? The Benefits for Lawyers
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
They help them to develop, they give them opportunities because they empower them versus micromanage them.”. And since servant leaders put people first, they get to know them on a different level. Leading by Example. “If If you talk the talk, you must walk the walk,” another adage that fits the situation at hand.
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Self-Publishing Takes More Than One Self
Attorney at Work
APRIL 18, 2022
Designers work best when they are not micromanaged — they only want to steer you toward a creation that best suits your genre and your personality. Bear in mind, however, that an experienced designer will rely on his or her skill in choosing the right art, image and typography for your genre.
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10 Remote Onboarding Best Practices to Skyrocket Productivity and Retention
The Process Street
JUNE 27, 2022
It can be tempting to micromanage them to ensure the work gets done – but you DON’T want to do this. Micromanaging a remote team can lead to a lack of creativity and fast-track employee burnout. Visibility is oftentimes a problem when virtually onboarding new hires.
Court explores continued private enforcement of spending clause enactments
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Robbins argued that the spending clause allows Congress to do things it otherwise could not do, such as micromanaging nursing facilities in Indiana. It provides a “lifesaver for people who cannot actually make effective use of the administrative scheme.”. Rebuttal of HHC.
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Legal Time Tracking Essential Insights: Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Effective Time Tracking Systems for Law Firms
Rocket Matter
JANUARY 30, 2024
They may worry they’ll be micromanaged, that it will take too much time, or not want to listen because they use alternative fees and flat fees anyway. Yet the hurdles and objections voiced by lawyers are real concerns, even when it comes to proven tactics for increasing efficiency and profitability like time-tracking.
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Being Clear About What You Want
The Estrin Report
AUGUST 16, 2022
I worked for a crazy man who made our entire legal department miserable – with his micromanaging, his ever-changing priorities, the shifting directions that felt like quick-sand, and his Friday afternoon crisis that would ‘require’ working over the weekend to handle. by Sonya Sigler.
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5 Tips for Better Law Firm Collaboration
Rocket Matter
JUNE 28, 2022
Encourage your employees to take full ownership of their portion of the project, and try to avoid micromanaging their every move. Ask everyone on the project for their opinion on matter management—and don’t interrupt them when they share their ideas. Give them the chance to show you how capable they are.
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Tips for Coping When Your Boss Yells at You
Paralegal Bootcamp
MARCH 23, 2023
Who is a micromanager. I’m not talking about the attorney who occasionally has a last-minute request. I’m talking about the one who’s had that draft motion on their desk for four days and waits until the day of the deadline to decide to work on it. Who holds back praise or any type of feedback.
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Our Top 10 Picks for the Best Workflow Software Solutions
The Process Street
JULY 18, 2022
A workflow software solution helps to reduce micromanagement. All of the information you require is in one process that you can find in your centralized workflow management software. There are no delays and no confusion. Boosted transparency, trust, and control. There’s a clear direction of what needs to be done.
How to Use Technology to Overcome Workplace Anxiety-Related Productivity Issues
The Process Street
APRIL 1, 2021
Overbearing bosses: Supervisors who micromanage employees can leave them feeling nervous and under-confident. Lack of job satisfaction: A person may be unfulfilled and frustrated by their job, especially if they’re not interested or invested in the field.
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Podcast: How Leverage Avoided Bankruptcy by Improving Operational Efficiency
The Process Street
MARCH 7, 2024
The more upfront alignment you can do during onboarding, the less micromanagement on the backend. And the more you’re able to align on a metric or an OKR (objective and key result), the less pressure there is down the road. Nick Sonnenberg I think having something like a documented Wiki.
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Personal User Manuals: 10 Focus Areas for Better Team Collaboration
The Process Street
MARCH 9, 2022
Most managers know not to micromanage , not to pester, and not to have sky-high expectations, but when it comes down to not doing these things in practice, it can be a different story. You have no doubt worked with someone in the past who you’ve respected but who has various flaws as a person that make them difficult to work with.
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UCLA Professor Sues Over Suspension Following Controversy Over Race-Based Grading
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Courts may be reluctant to micromanage such decisions. However, the university can argue that a school must be able to suspend and investigate faculty without fear of such lawsuits. It ultimately cleared Klein though he was later denied a merit-pay raise increase.
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Exxon Bypasses SEC, Seeks Court Order to Block ESG Shareholder Proposal
Intelligize Blog
JANUARY 30, 2024
According to the oil company, the pair actually designed the measure to “shrink the very company in which they are investing by constraining and micromanaging” ordinary business operations. Exxon argued that the proposal does not seek to improve the company’s economic performance or create shareholder value.
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Grand Slam: 4 Workflows You Need In Your Law Practice
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Entire workflows can be managed via software tools, like productivity software, task management software and/or law practice management software – which means that lawyers don’t have to be overbearing micromanagers any longer.
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Employee Retention Strategies to Survive the Great Resignation
The Process Street
OCTOBER 28, 2022
’ Therefore, it’s better to avoid the urge to micromanage and instead provide them with all the possible resources they could need to carry out their tasks. A lot of your time and effort goes into finding the right people to work with you and trusting them to do their job.
How To Onboard Neurodivergent Employees (According to a Psychologist)
The Process Street
MARCH 10, 2023
But who wants to work in a place where they’re being misunderstood and micromanaged? How to build a company culture that supports neurodiversity Creating a supportive, comfortable, and fun working environment is as challenging as it is essential. I know I don’t! I could go on and on about how you could make your company an amazing workplace.
Reform No-Action Process
Corporate Governance
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Reform No-Action Process Reform no-action process. That was the call of a recent letter by the Shareholder Rights Group to John Coates in his new role as Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance. The letter is posted below. Some formatting changes were made and I added links to put our request to reform […].
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FCC Once Again Declines to Intervene In Format Dispute - US Broadcasters Have it Easy Compared to Much of the World
Broadcast Law Blog
AUGUST 8, 2011
But our system never had the detailed micromanaging of formats that is common in much of the rest of the world. Even requests for allotments for new stations were subject to protest if it could be shown that they would have an adverse impact on the economics of the existing stations.
India dispatches: ‘Omicron has adversely affected the functioning of courts in the country’
JURIST
JANUARY 5, 2022
The judiciary sought accountability from the central and state governments and ensured a timely implementation of their orders, sometimes by micromanaging them. The prompt responses by the Supreme Court and various high courts to the pandemic situation in the nation was commendable.
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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich
Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
So I make sure I’m, you know, one might call me a micromanager in that aspect, but I want to make sure that my students are getting up. That states that they’re going to meet certain learning outcomes. And I send weekly emails to the host following up as well. Excellent learning opportunity. Because it is unpaid, right?
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How to Implement Workplace Monitoring & Preserve Employee Autonomy
The Process Street
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
A lot of people probably think of employee monitoring as a form of micromanaging itself, but it can actually be used to give employees more freedom. By using these workflows to document our processes , it maintains accountability and clarity so everyone knows what work has been done, what needs to be done, and who is expected to do it.
Why Google’s Onboarding Process Works 25% Better Than Everyone Else’s
The Process Street
JANUARY 28, 2022
All you have to do now is to take those principles and apply them to your own employee onboarding processes and adapt the whole thing to tie into your company culture.
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Bring Your Customer Success Out of the Stone Age by Building Your Company’s People Intelligence
The Process Street
JULY 19, 2021
Enabling teams to manage their own work is far more effective than micromanaging , a management style that affects morale and hurts creativity. You can adopt a more transparent culture by involving employees in the planning process and giving them ownership over their work.
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