Have you ever put a radical new idea into action in your practice?
Family lawyer and consultant Lee Rosen lamented in a post last week on his Divorce Discourse blog that many people are afraid to try new ideas—even ideas that he’s been able to make work at his own firm.
“I can find lawyers right now who’ll tell me—at length—why they can’t use fixed fees, have employees work remotely, provide DIY services online, practice virtually, employ a full commission system, or move their technology to the cloud,” Rosen wrote. “They’ll explain why my networking approach won’t work and why they can’t build a website like mine. They’ll help me understand why my situation is different from theirs. They reject ideas I’ve used successfully for many years. They’re ‘unworkable,’ they say.”
The thought of doing things in a new way can be fear-inducing, Rosen writes. And of course, while some ideas succeed, some fail.
So this week we’d like to ask you: Have you ever put a radical new idea into action in your practice? Why did you decide to do it? Did implementing the idea produce positive or negative results?
Answer in the comments.
Read the answers to last week’s question: What movie changed the course of your life?
Featured answer:
Posted by Enero: “Strangely enough, Say Anything with John Cusack. I loved that movie and thought, ‘I should try to write one.’ Never could break through and sell a movie script, but wrote a couple books and plays. (Seems like a lot of attorneys enjoy writing on the side to relax from the profession.)”
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