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What does credibility really mean for a professional advisor?
I’ve been hearing this work credibility banded about recently and have been reflecting on what it actually means for a professional adviser – and how you can personally build it. But, before I go any...
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How to ACE your presentation regardless of who is in the audience
I thought my presentation was going OK, then 1 person killed it at the end. How you can learn from my experience Do some people put you off? Have you ever had to give a presentation and been afraid, or...
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9 tips to help you get a great night sleep
I looked at the clock… 01:00. Damn, I knew I had to wake up in 4 hours time, and despite my best efforts I’d not managed to fall asleep since going to bed 3 hours ago. My body was tired, I was yawning...
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Stop saying ‘fine’ if you want to develop a profitable relationship
I was reading a great blog post by Dinah Liversidge on ‘is being ‘fine’ costing you business’, which prompted me to think in more detail about how being ‘fine’ is hindering your from developing your...
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How my parking skills can help your confidence
I’ve got a confession to make. You know when people, well normally men, talk about female drivers being unable to reverse or park? Well, and my apologies to the sisterhood, it’s me that they are often...
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A tip to ensure your team really understand
A lot what you say to your team is wasted, well it is for many professionals running a firm and a team of people. The result is that the team is less likely to be able to get on with the job that you...
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What are political mistakes? And, can they really wreck my career?
In our last three blog posts (part 1, part 2, part 3) we have been looking at ways to navigate and survive the firm’s politics. In this blog post we will look at what we mean by political mistakes....
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9 easy non-verbal signals which mean all is not going well
In our recent blog series on how to navigate your firm’s politics successfully (part 1, part 2, part 3), we talked about the need to learn to read non-verbal body language. Very often it is a person’s...
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How to keep your new year resolutions this year – part 1
Were you one of the many people who set a new year’s resolution for themselves? If so, well done. In this 2 part blog post I will give you the 5 things you will need in place to actually stick and keep...
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How to keep your new year resolutions this year – part 2
Were you one of the many people who set a new year’s resolution for themselves? If so, well done. In this final part of our 2 part blog post (Part 1 is here) I will give you the last 3 things you will...
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Is there a difference between arrogance and confidence?
One of the key characteristics for any potential partner is self-confidence. However, is there such a thing as too much confidence? Is this when it becomes arrogance? Worryingly, being perceived as...
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20 Tips for Courteous Office Behaviour
Today’s guest post is by Katherine Everitt-Newton, a resilience coach. A chance encounter in the office, triggered her post on Courteous Office Behaviour. Being liked and respected by your peers and...
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Why is regularly ‘feeding your soul’ so important to making partner?
If you are going to work at peak performance, then you need to think differently about your health and well-being. Or as Chris William’s, performance coach to partners in the magic circle and Big 4,...
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6 ways to improve your confidence
Being in practice can at times be stressful. How does the saying go? My job would be easy if I didn’t have any clients? You know, and I know that in the world of professional services your survival and...
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6 non-career limiting ways of saying no to partners, colleagues and clients
One little word. No. You would have thought it would have been easy to use this word in the workplace. After all, we are all normal, rational adults. (Well, on second thoughts!) However, why is it that...
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6 tips to successfully work with unreasonable partners – have you used any of...
I often joke with other professionals how our life would be so much easier if we didn’t have clients. I think that the same may be true of working with partners. In general most partners I have met are...
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How to repair damaged relationships
Working in a professional services firm can be pretty stressful. (But, you knew that already!) Plus you can’t always choose the clients or people you work with on an assignment. This means that...
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6 ways to have more gravitas and increase your executive presence
How to have more gravitas or ‘executive presence’ I met a senior associate in a city law firm recently at an event I ran for a Big 4 firm, on ‘how to have it all – partnership and a life’. This senior...
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8 tried & tested ideas to help keep you going when you are exhausted in the...
How many times have you been absolutely shattered but needed to keep on working at full tilt? Maybe you are in the middle of a deal which you are so near, but so far from closing? Perhaps you are...
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5 top tips for being a happier, healthier lawyer
In today’s guest blog, Alison Gill a freelance lawyer with Lawyers On Demand, and owner of Workout @ Work, shines a light on her top tips to make your life in law happier and healthier. Over to you...
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