{"podcast":{"title":"The Agile Attorney Podcast","slug":"the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760","podcast_index_feed_id":6878760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-agile-attorney/","website_url":"https://agileattorney.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4e7a72c1-0e7a-4925-9941-8a43f65ed7a2/taa-podcast-cover-art-3000.jpg","author":"John E. Grant","episode_count":128,"summary":"The Agile Attorney podcast teaches legal professionals how to streamline their legal workflows using the principles, practices, and tools of the Kanban Method. Join Accredited Kanban Trainer and award-winning legal operations professional John E. Grant as he shares the keys to implementing effective strategies, practices, and technologies to drive true efficiency in your legal processes. For more information on how John can help you develop an agile mindset and bust through your legal delivery bottlenecks, visit https://agileattorney.com. This is the show for you if you find yourself asking questions like: -How can I make my law practice more efficient? -What is the best way to implement legal project management in my legal workflow? -How can I best leverage technology to improve my legal workflows? -What is the best way to transition my practice to flat fees or other alternative billing structures? -How can I get my legal team to perform better? -How can I better build productized legal services? -What is the best way to increase law firm revenue without adding headcount?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:58.593868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760"},"episode":{"title":"116. Low Productivity in Your Law Firm? Don't Blame the People","slug":"116-low-productivity-in-your-law-firm-don-t-blame-the-people","published_at":"2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760/116-low-productivity-in-your-law-firm-don-t-blame-the-people","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760","url":"https://community.agileattorney.com/low-productivity-law-firm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0fc4a3d9-c610-4c58-b48b-3dbbc87e86da.mp3","summary":"At the recent ALA conference, I attended several talks that framed low productivity as a personal issue, and I don’t think that’s the whole story. In today’s episode, I push back on that narrative and explain why shifting the focus from blaming individuals to improving the systems they work within is the key to solving productivity challenges. I also discuss how taking a systems approach can help you identify the real bottlenecks, make work visible, and create a more collaborative environment within your team. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: agileattorney.com/116 Take your law practice from overwhelmed to optimized with GreenLine Legal Follow along on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnegrant","meta_description":"At the recent ALA conference, I attended several talks that framed low productivity as a personal issue, and I don’t think that’s the whole story. In toda…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760/episodes/116-low-productivity-in-your-law-firm-don-t-blame-the-people/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-attorney-podcast-6878760/116-low-productivity-in-your-law-firm-don-t-blame-the-people.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}