It’s true. Please don’t think less of me. I struggle with eating enough vegetables. I just can’t...
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Holiday detox
Photo courtesy of Flickr CC by 2.0 The holidays are over, and we’ve rung in the New Year. Now it’s...
Shake up those Thanksgiving leftovers
Thanksgiving is a time of plenty – plenty of delicious food the day of, and plenty of leftovers...
What’s for lunch?
Now that Spring has sprung and things are greening up, it makes me realize that I need more...
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How to be a Good Litigation Partner
This year, my topic for the CLEBC full-day conference was “How to Be a Good Litigation...
Dealing With Toxic Law Partners
Many organizations deal with toxic situations and people. Law firms and partners are no different...
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Think Again – Managing Unhelpful Thinking
Have you ever felt anxiety and worry about some action or behaviour you took that actually did not materialize into any of your anticipated consequences? For example, an offhand comment you thought might’ve been...
Imagine if the early years of legal practice were not so...
As some of you may know, over the past year I’ve been working with associates to help them...
Law Practice Transformation: Ten Fundamental Questions To Ask
Here is a common scenario for you: Simon is buckling under the pressure of an endless stream of...
4L Academy’s mental health play – a conversation with founder...
Solving the mental health crisis in law requires invention and transformation. Lawyer entrepreneurs...
Redirecting your Path from Languishing to Flourishing
Thanks to Adam Grant’s May 2020 article in the New York Times, we now have a word to describe...
Solving the Associate Retention Challenge With Developmental...
As a coach, I am intensely interested in how we – professionals in the legal sector – can help...
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Life music lesson #5 make room for others
One of my earliest memories was going to a dress rehearsal for an opera my father was singing in...
Life’s music lesson #3: Maintain the groove
Photograph is courtesy of Nunez family collection. “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that...
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Get in the Driver’s Seat of Your Practice: Part 2 –...
You’ve probably heard a variation of the saying ‘work with your brain, not against it’. Have you...
Get in the Driver’s Seat of Your Practice: Part 1 –...
A client of mine, let’s call him Ken, felt burnt out. He kept taking on files and clients even...
Make a strong start to the fall
Did you start this week with a feeling of tension in your belly or a tightness in your shoulders...
Balance the Scales: Service vs Servitude™
The law is a helping profession. Outsiders might scoff, but all of us in the profession know this...
Values, Culture, and the Flourishing Law Firm
When I started my career in legal services in the late 1990s, law firm culture was something...
Weeding Out Procrastination
Sam is frustrated. Having settled her big trial, she faces a pile of small tasks she is behind on...