If your mom managed your law practice I have no doubt she would make you eat a good breakfast before you show up for work. She would tell you that you can’t watch TV until you do get all your work done and cleaned up your desk.
No work, no play. That’s how mom rolls.
If your mom managed your law practice, she would also tell you that if you won your case, she would take you out for ice cream or make you your favorite dinner.
Reward and punishment. Carrot and stick.
Mom would offer the employees extra incentives for getting their work done on time. She would put a little extra spending money in their pay envelopes when they come up with a money-saving idea. And make them employee of the month when a client gives them a five star review.
You could take a lesson from mom. Figure out what you want your staff to do and offer them bribes for doing it.
While you’re at it, do the same thing for yourself.
Look at your list of tasks and goals–for the day, for the month, for the year–and promise yourself a reward for getting them done. Empty your email inbox today and you get to take off at noon on Friday. Bring in a new client this week and you get to buy the tablet you’ve had your eye on.
Isn’t this kind of bribery cheap and manipulative? Sure. But mom knew it worked and who are we to argue?
