Gone are the days when a well-compiled CV printed on smooth paper was enough to impress employers when job-searching. For many of us, CV’s were only ever updated when it came time to make a move, but now employers and companies are looking at LinkedIn profiles for ‘headhunting’ as well as in their selection and [...]
Category Archives: Talent Development
Mentoring and Career Success
In leadership, there are many skills that contribute to being an effective leader. What sometimes gets forgotten is that mentoring is a vital leadership skill, which helps employees grow professionally. Not only does it aid in attracting and retaining talent but it says something about the culture of an organisation and its commitment to people [...]
Delegating – It doesn’t need to be a nightmare!
For many of us, delegating is a skillful art that we think only a handful of people will ever master. One of the biggest challenges for many young lawyers is learning how to best make use of time and resources by delegating tasks or projects. Though the “I’ll do it myself” mentality is “the norm” [...]
Planning for 2012
As we come to the end of November, many of us are already talking about what will be achieved in 2012. And so we should be!!! Whether we are planning exciting overseas holidays, renovations, changing careers or finally clinching that promotion, planning is fundamental to achieving goals. Although some may be put off by [...]
Making Time to Think
Time, it is more often our enemy than it is our friend. We fight to have more of it in order to meet deadlines, network, spend time with loved ones, enjoy our successes or just think! Peter Bregman’s article, What to do when you have no time to think reminds us that making time to [...]
Small Things Matter : Work/life balance
TedX Video very relevant to lawyers and legal professionals wrestling with the issue of work/life balance.
Your legal career…one (marketing) step at a time
It’s never too early to start working on your legal marketing skills. No longer is it just something the ‘partners’ do. Marketing and business developing skills are just as important as developing your legal skills.
From LLB to PM : One Degree, Multiple Careers
Regrettably in my line of work I see many dissatisfied lawyers who in one way or another didn’t properly investigate thoroughly the career options available. For many of these lawyers who are now accustomed to, if not ‘locked’ into a certain income level, the decision to make a career change is by no means an easy one and one that becomes much harder with the passage of time. This article provides some tips on how to go about researching alternative careers in the law.
Books Every Lawyer Should Read!
For many of us, the thought of reading when we already do so much of it at work is either an absolute turnoff or a guilty pleasure!! Yet it is probably one of the best things we could possibly do, not only for our professional development but also for the thinking it provokes and for [...]
Legal Profession Needs Women Too
Some thoughts on a BRW feature article ‘‘Why business men need women’ (20-26 May, 2010) which reflected many familiar themes between women in the legal profession and the progression of women to corporate boards.
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