One of the common Agile practices I implement with my clients is the weekly planning meeting. For the ones who are using Kanban Boards (which, let's face it, is pretty much all of 'em) we tend to call it the Monday Move Up.

Why the "move up?" Because the way I design kanban boards there are...

I just got back from a four day horse trip into the Montana wilderness. It was a great experience—first time on horseback for both of my kiddos, and they got to catch 14” Yellowstone Cutthroat from crystal alpine lakes with their grandfather smiling by.

My dad and his best friend grew...

For some reason there seems to be dozens of companies out there trying to convince lawyers and law firms that they need to improve their client intake. On the one hand, I get it: firms tend to be looking for more and better clients, they spend good money on marketing efforts to attract those...

My theme for the week has been the importance of inaction. We humans, especially Americans, are conditioned for a bias towards action. But a growing body of evidence lends credence to the ideas that conscious observation is better than intervention, and the best solution to a problem often comes...

Note: This is an excerpt from the article I prepared with Kenton Brice for our 2021 ABA Techshow presentation on Slack vs. Teams for law firms. We thought the assigned topic was too simple, so we expanded it into a broader discussion of how to evaluate legal tech. This post is part 3....

Note: This is an excerpt from the article I prepared with Kenton Brice for our 2021 ABA Techshow presentation on Slack vs. Teams for law firms. We thought the assigned topic was too simple, so we expanded it into a broader discussion of how to evaluate legal tech. This post is part 2....