What's Your Work Style?

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Quiz Questions

1.
What's your typical day like?
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- A.
  I'm fighting fires, handling whatever is most urgent.
- B.
  I juggle legal work, admin, client calls and more...all at the same time!
- C.
  I focus on doing great legal work, but I've got my eye on a lot of other stuff around the office as well.
- D.
  I block time for priorities and try to stay out of the weeds.
- E.
  My day? It's like a courtroom drama, a tech support line, and a reality cooking show all rolled into one, and I'm the only cast member.
2.
Be honest. What's your relationship with delegation?
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- A.
  I don't like to delegate. It's faster to do it myself.
- B.
  I try, but things come back wrong or late. It's frustrating.
- C.
  I delegate some things, but I still oversee everything. I don't really trust people to get it right.
- D.
  I've started delegating and I want to build better systems so it's easier.
- E.
  Delegate? I'm on my own...there's no one to delegate to!
3.
How do you feel at the end of most days?
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- A.
  Energized. I stuck to my priorities, but I know there's more I could optimize.
- B.
  Tired but satisfied. At least I kept everything running.
- C.
  Exhausted. I worked all day but my to-do list just got longer.
- D.
  Frustrated. I did great work, but I have zero time left for me.
- E.
  Does the day ever really end? I just I whisper "maybe tomorrow" to the 23 tabs still open in my brain and then collapse into bed.
4.
What happens when a team member makes a mistake on a task you've assigned to them?
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- A.
  I take the task back. I'll do it myself from now on (sigh...)
- B.
  I fix it quickly. It has to be done and there's no time to explain.
- C.
  I step in to help and keep everything moving.
- D.
  I debrief and update the process for next time.
- E.
  I redo the work, rewrite the SOP, question all my life choices, and swear I'll never delegate again...until next Tuesday.
5.
What's the biggest challenge in your practice right now?
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- A.
  I'm stuck in the grind and managing details. It's wearing me down.
- B.
  There's too much going on and not enough structure.
- C.
  I need better systems so I can grow without burning out.
- D.
  I can't find time for strategy or growth—I'm just getting the legal work done.
- E.
  I'm wearing all the hats...and they're all two sizes too small and somehow also on fire.
6.
What describes you best?
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- A.
  I'm constantly fire-fighting and trying to catch up.
- B.
  I'm holding it all together, but I can't keep this up forever.
- C.
  I do high-quality work but need to let go of the small stuff.
- D.
  I focus on doing the work that adds the most value to my firm and let other people do the rest.
- E.
  I'm either solving high-level strategy problems or reorganizing my sock drawer to avoid doing intake follow-ups. Depends on the hour.

Quiz Outcomes

1.
You're a Scrambler: always busy but not always in control
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You’re running from fire to fire. Every day is packed—but most of that time is spent reacting, not leading. Your inbox, your calendar, and your clients are calling the shots.You get a lot done... but it’s not always the right things.What’s happening? You’re running your firm on urgency instead of strategy. There’s no room for high-value work when you're buried in the “just one more thing” trap.The good news? You’re sooo close to a completely different practice. You just need to get back into your Power Zone—that sweet spot at the intersection of your unique skills, your passion, and the value you deliver to your firm.📘 The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers will show you:How to stop reacting and start leadingHow to identify the work that actually grows your firmHow to delegate without it falling apart👉 Grab the Playbook and escape the chaos—for good.While you're waiting for your book to arrive, here are three things you can do right now to take back control.🔧 3 Tips to Stop Scrambling 🔧 1. Do a “Today vs. Ideal” audit. At the end of the day today, list everything you actually did and compare it to the things you wanted to do. Notice the gap.2. Use the “3-3-1” rule each morning. Choose 3 urgent tasks, 3 important-but-not-urgent tasks, and 1 thing only you can do. Start with the “only you” task first.3. Block one Power Zone hour. Schedule just one hour a day when you turn off notifications and focus only on your highest-value work. Block it off in your calendar and tell your team not to interrupt you. Start with 3 times a week, and work up to a Power Zone hour every day.👉 These small shifts can help you take back control. For the full system to stop scrambling for good, grab the book.✨ Want Help Applying This to Your Practice?Not everyone wants to figure it out alone—and you don’t have to.If you’d rather have personalized support, proven templates, and expert guidance to redesign your practice, delegate like a pro, and build a business that works for you…Book a Free Strategy Session. We’ll help you clarify where you're stuck and map out your next steps.No hard sell. Just clarity, connection, and a smarter path forward.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – UnknownWe're David Skinner and Karen Dunn Skinner. We coach legal professionals around the world to be as great at running their businesses as they are at practicing law. We believe you can have it all: a thriving practice and a life you love.After more than 20 years practicing law, we founded Gimbal Consulting. We're the authors of the best-selling book, The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers, and pioneers in legal process improvement. We write and speak regularly, facilitate process improvement projects, and have taught our proven LeanLegal® approach to thousands of legal professionals. We're also Global Advisors to the International Institute of Legal Project Management.We live in Montreal, where we've raised two awesome kids and built a business and a life we love. We're avid skiers. David volunteers as a ski patroller and rescue technician. Karen kayaks and paints.
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You're a Juggler: holding it all together (barely)
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You’re the backbone of your firm. You do it all: legal work, admin, follow-ups, billing, even tech support. But you’re one dropped ball away from burnout.You’ve built something solid—but it’s all on your shoulders.What’s happening? You’ve reached the limit of what you can manage alone. The traits that got you this far aren't going to get you any further. But you don’t need more energy—you need better systems and structure. You need to get out of the juggling act and into your Power Zone—that sweet spot at the intersection of your unique skills, your passion, and the value you deliver to your firm.📘 Inside The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers, you’ll learn:What to hand off (and how to do it right)How to build sustainable workflowsHow to spend more time in the work that energizes and pays you best👉 Get the Book and stop juggling—start leading.While you're waiting for your book to arrive, here are three tips get you focused on the right work.🔧 3 Practical Tips for Jugglers 🔧 1. List all the balls you’re juggling. Write down every task you currently handle. Circle the ones that only you should be doing. Everything else is a target for delegation.2. Automate or delegate one thing this week. Pick a repeating task (like appointment scheduling or document filing) and either automate it or delegate it—even temporarily.3. Create a “no list.” Every time a new task comes up, ask: “Can someone else do this?” If the answer is yes, you say no. Delegate that task and stay focused on the things only you can do. You don’t need to juggle harder. You need to juggle smarter.👉 Learn how in the Power Zone Playbook. Get the Book.✨ Want Help Applying This to Your Practice?Not everyone wants to figure it out alone—and you don’t have to.If you’d rather have personalized support, proven templates, and expert guidance to redesign your practice, delegate like a pro, and build a business that works for you…Book a free Strategy Session We’ll help you clarify where you're stuck and map out your next steps.No hard sell. Just clarity, connection, and a smarter path forward.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – UnknownWe're David Skinner and Karen Dunn Skinner. We coach legal professionals around the world to be as great at running their businesses as they are at practicing law. We believe you can have it all: a thriving practice and a life you love.After more than 20 years practicing law, we founded Gimbal Consulting. We're the authors of the best-selling book, The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers, and pioneers in legal process improvement. We write and speak regularly, facilitate process improvement projects, and have taught our proven LeanLegal® approach to thousands of legal professionals. We're also Global Advisors to the International Institute of Legal Project Management.We live in Montreal, where we've raised two awesome kids and built a business and a life we love. We're avid skiers. David volunteers as a ski patroller and rescue technician. Karen kayaks and paints.
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You're a Technician: detail-oriented, overloaded, and undervalued
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You’re great at the legal work. Clients trust you. You’re proud of your quality. But you’re also answering phones, doing your own billing, and chasing down client files at 10 p.m.You don’t have time for strategy or scale because you're doing it all.What’s happening? You’re working in your practice, not on it. Relief won't come from working harder, but from working smarter.. And that means spending more time in your Power Zone—that sweet spot at the intersection of your unique skills, your passion, and the value you deliver to your firm.📘 The Power Zone Playbook gives you the framework to:Define your Power Zone (the work only you should do)Delegate without micromanagingBuild systems that help you grow—without compromising quality👉 Buy the Book and stop wasting your valuable time on tasks someone else could handle for you.While you're waiting for your book to arrive, here are three tips for getting out of the grind. 🔧 3 Practical Tips for Technicians 🔧 1. Track your week in 15-minute blocks. For 3 days, write down everything you do. Use different colors for legal work, admin, and business development. How much time are you spending on admin?2. Highlight the $25/hour tasks. Circle anything you wouldn’t pay someone your hourly rate to do. Those are prime for delegation. If you're hesitating, do the math. What's it really costing you to do a $25 task when you could be doing $350/hour legal work?3. Pick one of those things and create an SOP for it. Choose a routine task (e.g., file opening). The next time you do it, write out the steps as you go along. Boom - there's your SOP. Use it to train someone else to take over that work for you.👉 You don’t have to give up quality to grow. Let the Power Zone Playbook show you how. Grab your copy now.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – Unknown✨ Want Help Applying This to Your Practice?Not everyone wants to figure it out alone—and you don’t have to.If you’d rather have personalized support, proven templates, and expert guidance to redesign your practice, delegate like a pro, and build a business that works for you…Book a free Strategy Session We’ll help you clarify where you're stuck and map out your next steps.No hard sell. Just clarity, connection, and a smarter path forward.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – UnknownWe're David Skinner and Karen Dunn Skinner. We coach legal professionals around the world to be as great at running their businesses as they are at practicing law. We believe you can have it all: a thriving practice and a life you love.After more than 20 years practicing law, we founded Gimbal Consulting. We're the authors of the best-selling book, The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers, and pioneers in legal process improvement. We write and speak regularly, facilitate process improvement projects, and have taught our proven LeanLegal® approach to thousands of legal professionals. We're also Global Advisors to the International Institute of Legal Project Management.We live in Montreal, where we've raised two awesome kids and built a business and a life we love. We're avid skiers. David volunteers as a ski patroller and rescue technician. Karen kayaks and paints.
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You're a Strategist: focused, forward-thinking, and ready to scale
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You're on the right path. Now go further, faster!You’ve started making smart shifts—delegating, prioritizing, protecting your time. You’re already thinking like a business owner, not just a lawyer.You’re not here to grind. You’re here to lead...and it shows.What’s happening? You’re on the right track. Now it’s time to lock in the systems and structure that will take you from good to great. It's time to spend even more time in your Power Zone—that sweet spot at the intersection of your unique skills, your passion, and the value you deliver to your firm.📘 The Power Zone Playbook will help you:Refine and strengthen your workflowsStay in your Power Zone (even as you grow)Build a firm that thrives—with or without you in the room👉 Get the Playbook and take your practice to the next level.You’ve started building systems and protecting your time. While you're waiting for your book to arrive, here are three tips to help you solidify and scale even more.🔧 3 Practical Tips for Strategists 🔧1. Track your Power Zone time. Look at your calendar and highlight time you spent in your Power Zone last week. Aim to increase it by just 10% this week.2. Standardize one repeatable workflow. Choose one task your team repeats often and turn it into a formal SOP or checklist. But don't do it yourself! Delegate the creation of your SOP to the person on your team responsible for the task (they can even use AI to help them write it). Bonus: automate one part of it.3. Define your next delegation target. Identify one area of your practice that still depends too heavily on you (e.g. client updates or marketing) and plan a way to hand it off.👉 You’re on your way. The Power Zone Playbook will get you there faster. Buy the book today.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – Unknown✨ Want Help Applying This to Your Practice?Not everyone wants to figure it out alone—and you don’t have to.If you’d rather have personalized support, proven templates, and expert guidance to redesign your practice, delegate like a pro, and build a business that works for you…Book a free Strategy Session We’ll help you clarify where you're stuck and map out your next steps.No hard sell. Just clarity, connection, and a smarter path forward.“Time is not refundable; use it with intention.” – UnknownWe're David Skinner and Karen Dunn Skinner. We coach legal professionals around the world to be as great at running their businesses as they are at practicing law. We believe you can have it all: a thriving practice and a life you love.After more than 20 years practicing law, we founded Gimbal Consulting. We're the authors of the best-selling book, The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers, and pioneers in legal process improvement. We write and speak regularly, facilitate process improvement projects, and have taught our proven LeanLegal® approach to thousands of legal professionals. We're also Global Advisors to the International Institute of Legal Project Management.We live in Montreal, where we've raised two awesome kids and built a business and a life we love. We're avid skiers. David volunteers as a ski patroller and rescue technician. Karen kayaks and paints.

What's Your Work Style?

Are you a Strategist, Scrambler, Juggler, or Technician? Take this 2-minute quiz to discover how your work habits are fuelling your law firm—or holding you back—and what you can do about it.

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Quiz Outcomes