Does this sound familiar?
You became a lawyer to serve clients, solve interesting problems, and build a practice you could be proud of.
You probably didn't expect to become the person who answers every question, approves every decision, solves every problem, and keeps everything moving.
Yet that's where many successful law firm owners find themselves.
The harder you work to support your team and serve your clients, the more your firm relies on you.
Before long, you're the last person to leave the office, and taking a real vacation feels impossible. Delegation doesn't seem to stick. Growth creates more complexity instead of more freedom.
If that sounds familiar, you're not alone...and you're not doing anything wrong.
Imagine what's possible
Imagine a law firm where you can step away for a day—or even a week—without wondering what will fall apart.
Where your team has the confidence, clarity, and systems they need to keep work moving without your constant involvement.
Where delegated work stays delegated, decisions are made at the right level, and your day isn't consumed by interruptions, approvals, and putting out fires.
Instead, you're spending your time where you create the greatest value: solving complex legal problems, building client relationships, leading your firm, and doing the work that only you can do.
That's what it means to work in your Power Zone.
The goal isn't simply to work less. It's to build a practice that's designed to support your best work and gives you the freedom to focus on what matters most.
What's a Power Zone?
Your Power Zone is the sweet spot where three things come together:
• The work only you can do.
• The work you enjoy most.
• The work that creates the greatest value for your firm.
The more time you spend in your Power Zone, the more valuable you become to your business, and the more opportunity your team has to grow into theirs.
The challenge isn't working harder.
It's designing your practice so you can consistently stay there.
What's the Power Zone Index?
The Power Zone Index is a free, 3-minute assessment that evaluates how well your firm's current structure supports your ability to work in your Power Zone.
You'll receive:
• Your personalized score on the Power Zone Index
• An explanation of what your score means
• Insights across five key areas that influence your ability to stay in your Power Zone
And it identifies the single area that will have the greatest impact on helping you reclaim your time
Your results are available immediately.
Firm Independence
How well your firm can continue making decisions and moving work forward without your constant involvement.
Delegation Stickiness
How effectively work stays delegated instead of finding its way back to you.
Operational Efficiency
How smoothly work flows through your practice from start to finish.
Capacity Management
How well your workload is balanced so you can focus on the work that only you can do.
Role Alignment
How closely your day-to-day work reflects the role you want to play as a law firm owner.
What your results will tell you
Your Power Zone Index doesn't measure how hard you work or how successful your firm is.
It measures how well your practice is supporting the way you want to work.
Whether your results show that your practice is well aligned or that you've become trapped in the day-to-day, you'll walk away with a clearer understanding of what's helping you and what's getting in the way.
Most importantly, you'll know where to focus first.
Who we are
We’re Gimbal Consulting
Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner founded Gimbal to help lawyers overcome the overwhelm of running a law firm business. They've spent almost 15 years helping attorneys build practices that are more productive, profitable, and enjoyable to run.
Their Power Zone framework has helped thousands of lawyers spend less time managing the business and more time doing the work that creates the greatest value for their clients, their firms, and themselves.
The Power Zone Index brings that same thinking into a practical assessment you can complete in just a few minutes.
Discover your score on the Power Zone Index
Find out how well your current practice supports your ability to work in your Power Zone, and identify the first step toward building a law firm that doesn't depend on you for everything.
Take the Power Zone Index Assessment
Free • Takes about 3 minutes • Instant personalized results
