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How Associates Can Cope Better with Stress
Partners will admit that the level of lawyers below them has, in many ways, got the tougher role. After all, Associates are not yet the masters of their own destiny. Studies done (see Barry Oshry’s work at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3243038-in-the-middle) suggest that … Continue reading
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Tagged associates, empowerment, mid-levels, oshry, tactful asserting
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Dealing with the Four Leadership Contradictions Facing Mid-Levels
On the leadership programmes I run for various firms, advice is given by representatives of each firm which often appears to be contradictory. I’m keen to shed light on a potential way forward for mid-levels who may be confused. Typical … Continue reading
How to Find Passion in Your Work
Ask yourself: How much do you love doing what you do? For most of us there’ll be some bits we really don’t enjoy (admin in my case!), but ideally there’ll be many aspects of our role that make our heart … Continue reading
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Tagged heart zinging, passion at work
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David and Goliath – The Potential Advantages of Smaller Firms
If you find yourself competing against a much larger competitor, be encouraged. They have weaknesses! Just as Goliath did against David! Part of the challenge for the mega firms is that they don’t easily see their weaknesses. Consider an … Continue reading
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Tagged david and goliath, Rumelt, strategy, strengths, weaknesses
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Here’s to a More Fulfilling 2017!
What will 2017 bring? Well, it has to true that if you approach the year in the same way as you did 2016 you’re highly likely to get similar results. If you didn’t find 2016 a positive experience, full of … Continue reading
How to Improve Practice Group Profitability
Do all the practice groups in your firm make an adequate margin? If not, what is being done to address the deficiency? I’ve been involved in several projects which have looked at how to improve profitability. Here’s my proposed approach, … Continue reading
Influencing Skills for Professionals – The Six Principles
We all need to get better at influencing others: clients, colleagues, friends etc. Here is a summary of the best-selling book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. I’ve adapted the themes and applied them to the world of professionals such as lawyers and accountants. … Continue reading
Coaching Support for Partners Leading Professional Service Firms
First of all let’s acknowledge the challenges and frustrations inherent in your role. You knew it wasn’t going to be easy – but this? There are good days and bad days and lots of in-between days, but it’s a tough … Continue reading
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