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Month: May 2016

Amata’s New Workplace Wellness Initiative

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Amata’s New Workplace Wellness Initiative

Last month, we began a new initiative at Amata. It’s nothing too big, nothing too challenging, but something very important to us all. What we began was our Workplace Wellness Initiative, and what we’re interested in is providing you with the tools and information to promote a healthy atmosphere in which you can work and to encourage you to extend healthy habits into your lifestyle. We do this because we don’t identify with being just a business. We are a community, and we want to keep our community happy and healthy.

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How to Achieve a Productive Office Space

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Focused legal professionals participating in a strategy session at a coworking office, with a close-up on hands writing notes and arranging sticky notes, indicating a productive brainstorming atmosphere in a law-focused collaborative workspace.

Do you feel productive while at work? Apart from the occasional distraction and space-out, we’re expected to perform at the top of our game when working. So what do you do if you feel your thoughts wandering off when they should be focusing?

Did you know your work space could be to blame for this rather than your brain? Whatever type of office you work in (home, private, or co-working space), if you feel unable to focus at work and perform as needed, you may be able to make some changes to boost productivity.

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Guest Blog by Jim Thompson: Attorneys, do You want Referrals? Add this to Your Voicemail!

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Jim Thompson: Attorneys, do You want Referrals? Add this to Your Voicemail!

A SIMPLE ADDITION TO YOUR VOICEMAIL CAN BRING YOU REFERRALS!

Often when I am asked to give someone a simple answer on getting more referrals, I say “Just ask” for them. Let me say, it is really not that easy, because for me and just about everyone else I have ever talked to about this, asking for referrals is difficult.

However, I am about to share with you one surefire way you can get referrals without actually having to ask for them.

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When to Move out of the Coffee Shop and into a Real Office

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Dynamic shared office space bustling with legal professionals engaged in work on laptops, reflective of a collaborative and tech-savvy law firm environment, with a background of large windows offering a view of the cityscape.

Workspace flexibility is so popular right now that in the right field, you can manage your business from practically anywhere. This new trend is incredibly helpful for solopreneurs looking to skip the financial investment of a traditional office space. Working from home, however, may not be the alternative solution. For many, it can be a struggle to focus and stay on track when working from home. So, what is the next best option? For some, it’s the coffee shop around the corner.

Coffee shops provide the goods (coffee, obviously), free Wi-Fi and music, and some very constructive ideas have emerged from working in them. Finding your own spot to get a change of pace and regain focus is important. But is that how you are using it? If your local coffee shop has unknowingly evolved into your office, you have outgrown it, and it may be time to think about a real office space.

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