Focus Forward Framework: Making and Honoring a Plan for Your Law Firm

You have to make well-thought-out plans for executing the goals you set for your firm. Otherwise, even the most well-defined goals can get lost in the shuffle of legal work, operations, human resources, marketing, and client services. In this presentation, Melissa Shanahan from Velocity Work, LLC and Joey Vitale with Indie Law will walk through an effective way to reverse engineer a map to your law firm's goals. Learn how to prioritize internal efforts and show up for what it will take to reach those goals. 

This presentation will show you why defining what "finished" looks like is crucial for a goal-oriented team and the difference between (and necessity of) having a strategic brain and an execution brain. You will learn why deconstructing a project first allows you to execute more seamlessly and the skills required to (1) make strong plans for your firm and (2) see your plans through. The presenters will share key insights on how to manage your firm's calendar to achieve your goals and ways to create a new normal for you and your firm to reach the goals you set. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Master reverse engineering goals you have for your firm 

2. Determine key quarterly efforts that will lead to the outcomes you want

3. Identify behaviors you may need to modify to reach your goals

4. Recognize internal and external triggers that will take you off course

5. Develop a powerful mindset around calendaring