Episode 426 — New Year’s Kickoff: Michael Mogill Answers Your Burning Questions
If you’re carrying the same problems into the new year, it’s not because you don’t know what to do. It’s because you’ve been avoiding the hard calls.
In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill kick off the new year by answering real questions from law firm owners submitted during our Crisp workshops. These are not theoretical leadership conversations. They are real scenarios about bad hires, private equity pressure, painful lessons, and the habits required to lead at a higher level in 2026. If you’re entering the new year with uncertainty about your decisions, your team, or your direction, this episode brings clarity to what actually matters.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Why keeping the wrong person on your team costs more than the discomfort of letting them go
- How to think about private equity without fear and what actually makes a firm competitive
- What leadership habits matter most in 2026, including extending your time horizon and protecting sleep quality
This is not a motivational reset. It’s a reality check for the year ahead.
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Show Notes:
The pain of keeping someone always exceeds the pain of letting them go. “What is the pain of keeping them around? And also, what is the opportunity cost of not being able to get to where you’re going by keeping them around?”
Private equity doesn’t change what makes your firm competitive. “Whether private equity is here or not, it doesn’t change how you should make your firm more competitive.”
Extend your time horizon to reduce stress. “The things that really create stress and anxiety for us are oftentimes not the goals themselves, but the timeline that we put on those goals.”
Better sleep drives better decisions. “If you eat your last meal at least four hours before you go to bed, it will meaningfully improve your sleep quality, which will meaningfully improve your clarity and alertness going into the next day.”
Hire whoever frees you up the most. “Which one frees you up? Which one frees up your time? This is the time to be selfish. It is your firm. It is your business.”
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