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 [...]
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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 [...]
Women in Leadership : Who touched the handbrake?
Through the ages, societal factors have been known to marginalise and hold women back professionally, but as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg suggests maybe women play a role in limiting their potential as well. Sandberg addressed the graduates of Barnard University in Boston, discussing an issue of importance; the lack of women in top rank positions [...]
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.
Alternative Billing : Silver Bullet For Retaining Talent?
Ask any lawyer what they despise most about working in a law firm and without a hint of hesitation the response will undoubtedly be TIMESHEETS!!!! Whether directly or indirectly it can be a major source of consternation at all levels from partners to financial controllers to junior lawyers. In fact it is one of the [...]
Public Speaking – Feared Just As Much As Death!
Whether you love it or you hate it, public speaking is by far one of the most feared ‘marketing’ activities that lawyers can ever be asked to do. Yet it is also one of the most important and most powerful skills you can master in your legal career.
Lawyers: Profile or Perish!
The legal marketing movement in Australia has come along way in the past 10 years but clearly there are still some lawyers for whom the word ‘marketing’ is either a dirty word or reserved for ‘random acts of lunch’. Thanks to globalisation, competition for legal services is heating up and lawyers who understand the importance of ‘personal branding’ will reap the real rewards!
Developing Talent Through Personal Branding
So, what do Justice Kirby, Bernard Salt and the Candlestick Maker all have in common and what does that have to do with Talent Development? Let me explain.
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