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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...
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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...
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Confessions of a vegetable avoider
It’s true. Please don’t think less of me. I struggle with eating enough vegetables. I just can’t...
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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...
Wrapping up the year – ten questions to reflect on
December 23, 2022. Time for a deep inhale and a longer exhale. You did it. You made it through...
Partnership – Is it for you?
This month my article for SLAW is all about partnership. For many associates these days...
Practice Management Tune Up – Fall Workshop
Did you start this week with a feeling of tension in your belly or a tightness in your shoulders...