Business Management
The benefits of power relationships
“Power relationships” sound so important and cool. In reality they are wonderful and invigorating. It is fulfilling when you can pick up the phone or send an email and get the help you need. That’s the key to having the perfect power relationship. What power relationships can do for you Hopefully you are that powerful…
Read MoreWhat is a power relationship?
What is a power relationship? So many people think it has to do with money, prestige, job title and so much more when it’s really very simple. It consists of many people like friends, contacts, people who have a meaningful message and even great teachers. Power relationships can be long or short-term, and can be…
Read MoreWhy legal nurse consultants need a business coach
Today’s competitive environment demands that every LNC who wants to succeed as an independent consultant have a business coach. Why now? The economic downturn in the economy has affected large and small businesses. It has resulted in downsizing of some law firms, and for some very experienced attorneys to leave firms and start their own…
Read MoreCreating a marketing mindset
How would you like to learn over 25 ways to market yourself on a shoestring budget? Do you have the right marketing mindset? Will you use every one? Probably not, but the ones you do use will be very effective. I personally have used every one and built several businesses from them. Have I ever…
Read MoreHow to market inexpensively
Who does not want to market inexpensively? Marketing is a very misunderstood word and often gets confused with sales. Marketing makes people aware of who you are and what product or service you have to offer. A sale happens when you close the deal. One usually depends upon the other, but in many large companies…
Read MoreSelf-Sabotage, Blender-Brain and the Entrepreneur by Guest Author Kathleen Aston
WHOA! Why can’t my brain latch on to a single thought? I’m feeling nauseous…sick…I gotta sit down! Oh, wait. I am sitting down. Are you guilty of self-sabotage? So often the best and most brilliant entrepreneurs get stuck, in what I like to call “Blender-Brain.” It’s that mind-spin of all your ideas, to-dos, responsibilities and…
Read MoreMedical record analysis with multiple computer monitors: tips for efficiency
Attorneys and legal nurse consultants are increasingly performing medical records analysis using multiple monitors and Adobe Acrobat. Advantages of multiple monitors for medical records analysis 1. Multiple monitors make you more efficient. Time is money. Multiple monitors increase your speed which therefore increases the amount of work product that you turn out which therefore increases…
Read MoreRunning a webinar: What can go wrong
Many things can go wrong when you are running a webinar. It is important to practice in a very safe environment before trying it in real life. Here are some lessons I learned. How to avoid mistakes when running a webinar 1. As the moderator, you can lose your internet connection or it may cut…
Read MoreSix Tips: Building a Successful Legal Nurse Consulting Practice Part 1
I taught a program at the National Nurses in Business Association on the factors that lead to a successful business. Here are some strategies you can implement to create a strong legal nurse consulting business. Read part 2 and part 3. 1. If at all possible, create your business launch so that you are not…
Read More8 Tips for How to Build Confidence as an LNC
There are two ways to build confidence as an LNC. One is unintentionally and one is intentionally. Whether or not it’s intentional, the end result is the same. You end with a confidence level that really cannot be rattled by a negative outcome or an outcome that was less than favorable or by other people’s…
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