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At SGI, we believe strong practices are built on relationships – not transactions. Buy many lawyers hesitate to reach out when there's no active file. In this post, SGI coach Christine Shimoda shares why staying connected before there's "work" to do is one of the smartest moves you can make – and offers three practical ways to do it with purpose and ease.

Returning from parental leave isn't just a calendar event—it’s a career and identity shift. In this post, SGI coach Kelly Caldwell shares how to navigate the emotional and professional complexities of coming back to work with intention, not overwhelm. From redefining your week to preparing for courageous conversations, this post offers practical insights to help you return—not to who you were, but to what’s next.

Most law firm strategies don’t fail because of bad ideas—they fail in the gap between vision and execution. In this post, SGI CEO Kelly Margani shares why strategy stalls and how SGI’s Know :: Be :: Do framework helps firms move from planning to progress.

Website traffic down? You’re not imagining it. With AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews answering users’ questions directly in search, fewer people are clicking through to websites — a shift known as “zero-click” search. In this post, we break down what’s changed, why it matters, and 5 simple ways to help your website stay visible to both humans and AI.