Productivity, Hiring, and Operations with Gretchen Nicolaysen of Springs Law Group
Gretchen Nicolaysen talks productivity, hiring, delegation, and operations as the self-professed queen of getting stuff done.
Description
Springs Law Group is a firm reaching new heights all the time. We had the founders on a few weeks ago, Chris and Jake. And in this episode, my guest is the person pulling the strings: Gretchen Nicolaysen. We’re discussing productivity, hiring, delegation, and operations with the self-professed queen of getting stuff done.
Gretchen is in an operational role at Springs Law Group, working behind the scenes, building up this amazing firm. While she’s not a founder, she occupies an important seat at Springs, and she has some significant and unique insights into what it takes to help a growing practice succeed.
Gretchen does a ton of work and she has all kinds of responsibilities throughout different areas of the business, and she’s here to share how she juggles all of it. We’re talking conflict, managing people, implementing systems, goals and rocks, as well as dealing with mental drama around being the bosses wife.
What You’ll Discover:
• How Gretchen has seen her role evolve as Springs Law has grown.
• Gretchen’s tips for knowing whether you’re on-track and how to track your business’s progress.
• The importance of being intentional with every aspect of your work, your goals, and your vision for the future.
• How working with me has changed the way the leadership ofSprings Law Group approaches goals, communication, and so much more.
• Gretchen’s insights about implementing systems in an expanding firm, and why it’s not as difficult as you might think.
• Some of the biggest challenges Gretchen has faced in her work at Springs Law, and how one of these is her own neurosis.
• Gretchen’s most valuable pieces of advice for anyone in the operations seat in their firm.
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• Springs Law Group: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube
• Gretchen Nicolaysen: Website | LinkedIn
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• Jay Henderson – Real Talent Hiring
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