Personally, I’d rather not fail. Life seems all that more attractive if it’s all winning. But failure is simply a part of life; it’s pretty much impossible to avoid unless you are incredibly lucky, or deluded!
Empathy: a key to a successful legal career
It’s a cliché, but it is also true: change is the new constant. We live in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world where everything can become overwhelming very quickly.
Most of us are searching for certainty at some level, and this offers the modern lawyer with the opportunity to provide certainty – in the form of trust.
Longer hours – the only way to get ahead?
Despite the considerable efforts of HR departments to change the culture, and some significant inroads to a more flexible work environment, the billable hour model has the tendency to disincentivise efficiency and encourage a culture of being married to your work.
While different business models and increased fixed price agreements are being flirted with, negotiating the reality of clocking up the hours is an essential part of any successful career.
Perspective. Fresh out, I take it?
You can’t always control your circumstances, but you can control your perspective.
We are all brilliant at seeing things our own way – it’s part of what makes us unique. When we face challenges or circumstances outside our control, however, we can very quickly come up against the limits of our own perspective.