Have happier clients. Get better results. Make more money. You can have a more profitable and productive law practice by being a better manager of your clients, cases, and practice. When we are disorganized, we waste time and resources. Stop Putting Out Fires will give you ideas to have a more efficient practice, more effective relationships with your clients, and a more systematic approach for managing your caseload. If you want to be more productive, capture more of your billable time, and learn from the hard-earned lessons of others, Stop Putting Out Fires is a resource to aid you in that journey. At its core, Stop Putting Out Fires is about three things: 1. You having happier clients by better understanding your clients’ needs and establishing better relationships. 2. You getting better results through more effective case management and better litigation strategies. 3. You making more money, not by working more hours, but by working more efficiently, having set goals, and having a healthier practice.

Remarkable Leadership is a practical handbook written for anyone who wants to hone the skills they need to become an outstanding leader. In this groundbreaking book, Kevin Eikenberry outlines a framework and a mechanism for both learning new things and applying current knowledge in a thoughtful and practical way. Eikenberry provides a guide through the most important leadership competencies, offers a proven method for learning leadership skills, and shows approaches for applying these skills in today’s multitasking and overloaded world of work. The book explores real-world concerns such as focus, limited time, incremental improvement, and how we learn.

In Positive Academic Leadership, Jeffrey Buller offers new insights and practical tools, as well as language and tactics, for fostering a more effective approach to leadership. With acumen and a dash of humor, he shows leaders how they can take the focus off the negative and change what they say, their perspectives, and their strategies. This more constructive leadership style plays to the strengths of leaders rather than to the weaknesses of their institutions. Offering time-tested and fresh ideas for becoming the type of leader who acts as a coach, counselor, and conductor for faculty, staff, and students, Buller demonstrates how positive leadership can become a day-to-day practice. With its down-to-earth style, the book draws on the most current research on positive leadership in neuroscience, psychology, management, organizational behavior, and other disciplines and translates their lessons into readable and accessible recommendations. It then makes these recommendations come to life by providing real-world examples that illustrate how to implement positive leadership strategies in all spheres of the leader’s activities and institution. Positive Academic Leadership is a wise guide for transforming any leader’s attitude about inevitable daily crises into manageable challenges that are based on a philosophy of accepting the environment and situation but working to make things better.

Good software design is simple and easy to understand. Unfortunately, the average computer program today is so complex that no one could possibly comprehend how all the code works. This concise guide helps you understand the fundamentals of good design through scientific laws—principles you can apply to any programming language or project from here to eternity. Whether you’re a junior programmer, senior software engineer, or non-technical manager, you’ll learn how to create a sound plan for your software project, and make better decisions about the pattern and structure of your system. Discover why good software design has become the missing science Understand the ultimate purpose of software and the goals of good design Determine the value of your design now and in the future Examine real-world examples that demonstrate how a system changes over time Create designs that allow for the most change in the environment with the least change in the software Make easier changes in the future by keeping your code simpler now Gain better knowledge of your software’s behavior with more accurate tests

No More Chaos in Your Business! What if you could have real freedom in your business and spend more time with the people that matter most? What if you could spend your days doing work that matters for people who really care...and be profitable every month? What if you could discover real purpose through your business? It is time to stop the busy-work of constantly putting out fires. It's time to Let Your Business Burn. Scott Beebe has helped liberate business owners around the world from the chaos of constantly putting out hundreds of petty fires, and has equipped them to let their business burn. In Let Your Business Burn, Scott guides you through a story-filled, template-packed, step-by-step discovery of the foundational elements that every business needs to stop putting out fires and instead build a business that matters. In this book you will learn: Why you are struggling to realize an actual cash profit even though your Net Income (P&L) is "in the black". Real case studies of other business owners just like you who discovered how to be liberated from their chaos. How to articulate a detailed vision story that will act as a compass for all future decisions. How to draw a simple map showing your entire business on one sheet of paper. How to build a powerfully simple mission statement. How to setup your business for the "next thing" (i.e. selling the business, transitioning the business, or maintaining the business) in a way that will bring great freedom! How to run team meetings and huddles that will take your communication and predictability to the next level! How to build a set of unique core values You will also discover how to create and implement simple systems that you will use to... Delegate tasks Find, hire, and nurture the right people Onboard new team members Set an ideal weekly schedule Budget and forecast Track the metrics that really matters BONUS: Scott has included 11 powerful templates in the appendix and demonstrations throughout the book of how to implement each of them in real time. "Let Your Business Burn has helped us focus our effort on multiple fronts. We have tangible ammunition to act on certain goals and, perhaps more importantly, say no to things that don't align with our Vision, Mission, and Values." Pearce Scott, Founder, Pearce Scott Architects "I think back on all of those 'ideas' we used to talk about and never implement. By letting our business burn we have a list of tasks accomplished. Let Your Business Burn has been the platform to push us and has liberated our business." Chris Dalzell, Co-Founder and President, Shoreline Construction Stop putting out fires that distract you, discover real purpose and build a business that matters for people who really do care. Pick up your copy today by clicking the Buy NOW button at the top of this page!

This practical, interactive guide provides a framework for educators to solve a variety of problems they face by leveraging design thinking to evaluate potential solutions. Many educators say they spend much of the school day tackling one problem after another, making them feel like they’re constantly “putting out fires.” This book will help educators solve problems using the author’s “Putting Out Fires Framework,” which demonstrates how sorting possible solutions – into Extinguish, Detect, Contain and Prevent categories – can help teachers and administrators think through the impact of various solutions and make a more informed decision before implementing a solution. In this interactive book, readers will apply a design thinking process to identify a problem, consider the people involved and analyze possible solutions. Each chapter features two example problems related to edtech – one for classroom teachers and one for administrators – to illustrate how to apply the framework for effective problem-solving. In the process of working through the book, you’ll discover how selecting the best solution is dependent on several variables, including impact, outcome and the people involved. This book: • Introduces a unique problem-solving framework to help educators address challenges in an effective and efficient way. • Provides educators with practical tools for solving problems to create an environment that meets the needs of all students – from general education classrooms to secure schools. • Offers a highly interactive approach, with a workbook component in each chapter that readers can complete to learn how to address a range of problems. Follow along as Holland provides deep insights and surefire strategies gleaned from years of experience working in the most diverse and restrictive classroom settings across the U.S.