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Time Management

In Defense of Punctuality
By David Ackert on July 7, 2016

Don’t worry, this won’t be some preachy post about why you should always be punctual. You already know that tardiness is disruptive and disrespectful. You also know it can’t always be...

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Productivity

Don't Just Do Something. Sit There.
By David Ackert on June 16, 2016

While productivity and momentum are common themes in this blog, it's also important to note that occasionally the most efficient thing to do is nothing at all. I'm not talking about...

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Business Development

How to Get Out of Your Own Way
By David Ackert on June 9, 2016

As much as we conduct ourselves professionally and follow through on the commitments we make to others, we often fall short when it comes to the promises we make to ourselves. Most of our...

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Strategic Planning

The List of Things You Will Not Do
By David Ackert on May 16, 2016

For me, one of the most memorable takeaways from our Managing Partner Institute last month was a comment from the strategic planning panel. “Our strategic plan is a list of things we won’t...

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Productivity

Sometimes the Best Thing to Do Is Nothing
By David Ackert on May 13, 2016

Last week, one of my clients told me what he enjoyed most from our coaching sessions: nothing. It caught me off guard until he explained that as a managing partner of a busy law firm, he...

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Networking

Should You Discuss Politics at the Networking Table?
By David Ackert on May 5, 2016

A funny thing happens whenever I travel out of the country. I find that most non-Americans are happy to talk about politics. I don’t have to go far. Even Canada will suffice. They bring it...

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Networking

A Networking Lesson from Netflix
By David Ackert on April 28, 2016

Last year, there were 429 television series in production (not counting reality tv shows). I often add the ones that look interesting to my Netflix queue even though I would have to quit my...

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Marketing

How to Make Your Elevator Pitch Helpful
By David Ackert on April 14, 2016

My team and I recently went through the arduous process of revising our website. As usual, it forced us to re-examine the words we use to describe what we do. Without this clarity of...

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Social Media

Are Congratulations in Order?
By David Ackert on March 31, 2016

Last week, Practice Pipeline was a finalist for the Your Honor Award from the NE Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association for its role in Goulston & Storrs’ business development strategy....

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Business Development

4 Business Development Lessons You Can Learn from Uber
By David Ackert on March 24, 2016

As a regular business traveler, I have become a regular user of Uber, where I've noticed that the back seat of someone else's car can a good place to reflect on fundamental business...

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