September 13, 2024

I recently had a conversation with a senior lawyer who was offered a great opportunity to go on secondment to one of their firm’s clients for six months. The firm saw this as a way to help build stronger relationships, maximise understanding of the client’s business, and embed their legal services more deeply. While opportunities […]

A common problem I see again and again in my work is that of managers or leaders who hang on to the most interesting work for themselves, leaving their team members bored and with fewer opportunities for learning and progression. Surely anyone who says, ‘give me more work please, boss!’ should be celebrated. But it’s

I speak to a lot of leaders who move across the globe with work – either on secondment or for something totally new. Moving to a new country and setting up a new life for yourself is tricky enough in itself, and I think a common issue for anyone in this position is how to

I speak to a lot of leaders that have, for various reasons, found themselves managing competitive and distrusting teams. As well as being bad for general team morale, this kind of mindset makes it difficult to manage a team. So what’s the best way to completely re-establish trust, and rebuild your team’s foundations? It’s by

I recently spoke with a teacher who’d just received a well-deserved promotion to lead the teaching team they had been a part of for years. Their first leadership position! The promotion was a great achievement, but they now faced a challenge that many new managers face – the tricky balance of maintaining friendships with former