335. AMMA — Scaling Smart: Building Leaders and Teams That Perform

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management, Business

5.0 • 539 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

How can a law firm transcend its current boundaries and manage the intricacies of organizational growth? In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael Mogill breaks down the essential strategies for scaling a law firm, maintaining focus amid chaos, and developing the leadership skills necessary to drive sustained growth and innovation. Success isn’t about avoiding challenges — it’s about having the mindset and systems to adapt, execute, and thrive. Here’s what you’ll take away: How assessing your progress early in the year can help you adapt and stay on track with your goals Why investing in team incentives and aligning them with personal and firm goals can enhance performance The importance of identifying whether your firm’s growing pains are due to capacity or capability Growth in your firm isn’t just about solving a set of problems; it’s about cultivating a leadership mindset that constantly evaluates and evolves to new demands. By focusing on these core elements, you transform obstacles into opportunities for development, creating a robust foundation for enduring success and innovation in legal practice. ---- Show Notes: 00:00 – Introduction 02:13 – Are You Sticking to Your 2025 Goals? 05:45 – Building a Brand That Earns Trust 09:49 – Why Honoring Your Commitments is Key 13:26 – How to Leverage a Strong Reputation for Growth 17:52 – The Power of Promotion: Making Your Brand Known 21:19 – Hiring the Right People to Support Your Brand 18:45 – The One Hiring Rule That Saves You from Bad Decisions 19:27 – Final Thoughts and Takeaways ---- Links & Resources: Atlanta Charlie Munger Hartsfield Jackson Airport TSA DMV ---- Listening to this episode but want to watch it? Check it out on Spotify. Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: Episode 287 — Dan Martell — Buy Back Your Time: Mastering the Art of Delegation Episode 265 — Jessica Mogill — Streamlined Operations: Relentless Execution Episode 230 — AMMA — How To Achieve Bigger Goals

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0:00.0	it's very rare that I've seen a firm scale from one million to 50 million and the same
0:07.5	leaders are in place at one million or the same leaders at 50 million. And when I say rarely,
0:10.6	I say it's never happened before. I've never seen it. I'm Michael Mogul, founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:24.1	I've built my business through practice, not theory.
0:26.9	Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years,
0:32.3	earning a spot on the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
0:36.7	Our approach has been to take
0:37.7	everything we've learned about generating massive growth within our own organization and
0:41.7	help the country's most ambitious and committed law firm owners do the same for theirs. In each
0:45.9	episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market leaders from the legal industry and beyond
0:50.4	to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity, challenge the status quo,
0:54.5	and define what it means to be a true game changer.
0:57.2	This is Jessica, head of coaching strategy at Chris, and today we're flipping the script
1:02.7	for another special edition episode to get Michael's take on, how to empower your team to perform
1:07.8	at the highest level, what an optimal law firm structure looks like for growth, and how to create leaders who drive your vision forward.
1:15.0	Leadership is very much a skill, and it's a skill that can be developed.
1:18.3	And if you want to develop your leaders within your organization, then you would invest in those leaders and developing those skill sets.
1:26.7	That's coming up on the Game Changing Attorney podcast.
1:37.2	Here we are for another AMMA.
1:39.0	Welcome back.
1:40.9	I almost spoke out a turn.
1:42.6	As you were saying, I was so excited. I know. I know. I caught it there.
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