The festive season is approaching with alarming alacrity and, with the madness that has everything seemingly due by the xmas break, it’s easy for everything to become a bit of a blur.
So whether you are simply planning a year-end break or actually going on a holiday, the key is to get the most out of the time away from work. Here are three tips for making the most of your time off...
One of the great challenges senior lawyers face is being a leader while also ‘on the tools’. Time is at a premium. This can mean that developing your team, or even having a team meeting, can get de-prioritized, and pushed out until you can get your head above the affray – an occasion which just never seems to eventuate!
When it comes to promotion the emphasis tends to be on your technical and business development ability not necessarily on your leadership skills, and yet it’s the leadership skills that can really get your team humming.
