Sea Lawyers – The devil of your business

It’s rare that you stumble upon a term or phrase that perfectly fits a situation. I usually search for them constantly, but recently one was dumped in my lap.

In a conversation with a friend of mine the term “lawyer of the sea” was used. The term immediately caught my attention and I realized how companies deal with sea lawyers all the time.

Lawyers of the sea often come disguised as dedicated employees, but once I give you a detailed explanation, you’ll realize what they really do. They are dedicated to themselves, not to you or your company.

To break this term down, we’ll first take a look at the word “lawyer.” There are a lot of jokes about lawyers and I admit that some of them are quite funny. The humor comes from the reality of the stereotype.

Lawyers are notorious for going to the courtroom and discussing even the smallest detail. A small piece of evidence in a short trial can become the focal point. (See OJ judgment if you can’t understand what I just said.)

The “sea” part of the term comes from the Navy and came up in a recent conversation, as I mentioned a moment ago, with a former member of the Navy.

The word is most likely not part of your everyday lexicon, but it could be used to describe various people you encounter throughout the course of the day. To be more specific, there seems to be a sea lawyer in every business. They don’t always stick around, but they do pass in and out of doors over time.

I was told that the term marine attorney is part of Navy lingo and is used in the Naval Academy, often to describe Navy personnel and even naval officers who somehow investigate and find minor technicalities or other reasons. inconsequential to get out of a bind. faux pas, debacle and any number of other reasons for not having to take responsibility for something that went wrong.

Now is the time for you to take a look at your business and see if you have a sea lawyer, or more than one. Lawyers of the sea can cost you dearly in productivity and profits.

Who in your business or in a business relationship, such as a supplier, is in the habit of ducking responsibility, placing the blame or using the most insignificant news, unrelated event or minor technicality to evade responsibility? heat for a problem in a transaction?

Sea lawyer sounds like such a laudatory term, but it’s actually the kind of person, employee, or acquaintance you want to distance yourself from.

Do you want a lawyer of the sea as a link in your chain of command?

Is there a specialized marine lawyer integrated into your shipping department or sales department?

I never really knew what to call these people who simply refuse to admit wrong, or worse, place the blame on someone or something else in the most remote way.

If you’re serious about productivity and profits, consider cutting out the solicitors of the sea that make up the fiber of your business or employment relationships. You want people who take responsibility for their actions because;

1) Responsible people are more careful with what they are doing, because they know that their “behind” is at stake.

2) Pride spreads and if one employee shows respect for what is being done, others will follow suit.

3) You will have fewer problems, because admitting an error can reduce the time to correct it and save money, despite the loss due to the error.

4) It is easier to address a problem properly if you really know how it originated and by whom.

5) You will sleep better and that is worth a lot.

Sea lawyers, avoid them, fire them and realize that they are swimming among us in the business world.