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We Can Give Feedback, But Do We Know How to Receive it?
What’s it like for you in any of these situations: A close relative or friend gives you some critical comments on what you’re wearing Your in-laws give you parenting tips as your toddler has another bout of tantrums in a … Continue reading
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Tagged balanced, blind spots, feedback, gift, little black book, reflection, specific, timely
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Mind, Body and Voice Skills for Lawyers
I’ve introduced a learning and development programme with our specialist acting colleagues, called ‘Mind, Body, Voice’, and the results are amazingly positive. Yes, lawyers can learn from actors….not accountants, or bankers, or other City types….but those skilled in the arena … Continue reading
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Tagged Behaving, Body, feeling, Mind, thinking, voice
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Training Strategies in Transit
The new SRA rules on CPD come into force on 1 November 2016. So it’s time to review your strategy for delivering training, if you haven’t already done so! Our work with more than 60 firms in the last few … Continue reading
Are These the Reasons Women are Leaving Law Firms?
Sherwood Consulting has carried out an online survey with woman lawyers to find out why so many talented women are leaving the profession. We received 59 responses and here are the key findings: Only 30% are getting sufficient developmental feedback, … Continue reading
Tips for Coaching Non Delegators (and Equivalents)
How can we best coach people who have an issue with delegating? They know they should do something about it. They try to delegate, but they find it hard to be consistently good delegators. This is a seriously important issue … Continue reading
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Tagged experiments, hidden commitments, immune protection, kegan & Lahey
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Tips for Coaching Fat Smokers (and Equivalents)
David Maister was a Harvard professor and one of the most lucid presenters and writers. He was also a fat smoker. He knew he should give up smoking, eat less and exercise more. His pattern was our pattern. We … Continue reading
Here’s Some Feedback for Law Firms – Your Feedback Isn’t Working!
There – I’ve said it and got it off my chest! Phew – that feels a lot better! But it won’t make any difference for several reasons , including: You don’t know me or trust me, so you don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged appraisals, appreciation, blind spots, criticism, feedback
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Are Your Teams at Work a Bit Dysfunctional?
Apparently, according to business writer Patrick Lencioni, most work teams are somewhat dysfunctional. I don’t think it’s any better in professional firms – whether it’s a team brought together to work on a case and whether it’s your practice group … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, dysfunctional teams, lencioni, trust
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Diversity Fatigue in Firms?
In the week that Sherwood Consulting presented our findings on women in leadership roles in law firms there was an interesting Schumpeter column in The Economist. If you’re interested in gender balance and diversity in firms, read on… The column … Continue reading
How Trainers Should Deal with Prisoners, Protesters and Passengers
At most training workshops, there are four types of attendees – particularly if people have been made to attend! There are the 4 P’s: The Prisoners – who are sat there screaming in their heads ‘let me out!’ The Protesters – who … Continue reading
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Tagged participants, passengers, peter block, prisoners, protesters
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