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Investment in yourself – why are we reluctant?

When I was a practicing employment lawyer, the thought of paying for any training myself… in fact for ANYTHING myself was a foreign consideration. Courses, lunches, petrol, networking etc was all paid for by my firm.

How do I manage and lead my team remotely?

Managing or leading your team remotely has never been as necessary as it is now. Find out the advice given to this junior partner of how to lead with confidence when office working is not an option.

How to manage change in uncertain times

Change can affect us in many negative ways - so how do we manage it during these uncertain times?

Trainee solicitors; if you are qualifying in 2020 you'll want to read this!

This week we are featuring a guest blog post, with the experienced team at Clara Rose Consultancy, we have put together 5 top tips for getting you ready to make the leap from Trainee to NQ this year!

Performance loss or performance gain when so much change in a business?

There is a lot of change ahead for the business in 2020. We have already had two years of change, which have included cuts and a turnover in the senior leadership team.

Performance management; how to avoid the pitfalls.

In British culture we tend to have an aversion for tricky conversations, yet we know avoiding them can lead to unwanted and costly tribunal claims. As an ex-employment lawyer, read my summary of performance management

Achieving healthy high performance at work

I was invited to write an article for PWC . It became the second most viewed LEAP blog in the period February 2019 to February 2020. It features in the top 50 pages of their London website.

Managing workplace stress: soft skills or survival skills?

Soft skills don’t get much value attributed to them but in today’s climate when so many people are burning out, are soft skills actually survival skills that are fundamental and necessary? Read on to be introduced to a toolkit for success.

My boss doesn't like me.

In my team my boss doesn’t like me. I feel like he actively looks for mistakes I’ve made.

Take ownership of mental fitness and prevent burnout

I never understood suicide. Until I burnout. This year’s World Mental Health Day focus’ on suicide. Here I reflect on my views of suicide in an attempt to open up the dialogue around it.