Wellbeing

Do you usually start your days feeling energetic and focused, but find yourself in a mental haze and physically tired by the early afternoon? The key to ensuring that your ability to do high-level work at 4pm is the same that it was a 9am, may involve a more efficient management of your physical, mental and emotional energy levels throughout the day. Here are some tips for a better balance between energy expenditure and renewal.

Our collective experiences of 2020 - dealing with a pandemic that has changed communities, workplaces and politics all over the world - have not only disrupted business as usual, but have also introduced new challenges in people management. Supporting employees’ mental health and wellbeing is a key responsibility for every manager, and developing and strengthening the skills to do so has become critical this year. Here are some tips and suggestions.

For some of us, the many challenges, rapid changes and ongoing uncertainty which 2020 has brought into our lives have taken a toll on our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. If you think that your friend, colleague, client or employee may be struggling, have a conversation with them. Here’s how.

What’s your reason to get out of bed every morning, other than habit and a sense of responsibility? What keeps you going through the hard times, inspires you and puts a smile of your face? If you know the answer, maybe you have found your “ikigai”. This concept can be described as the meeting point between what you are good at, what you love doing, and what someone else needs and is prepared to spend money on. Where is this for you?

As Rick Hanson, psychologist and New York Times best-selling author puts it: “The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positives ones”. In other words, we are much better to notice, process, remember and believe bad events and experiences than positive ones. Read on to find out what you can do to overcome this unhelpful tendency.

Providing well-crafted, motivating feedback is both an art and a science. However, helping your team grow and develop through meaningful, personalised feedback is one of your most important responsibilities as a manager or leader. Here are some useful tips and suggestions to deliver feedback that leaves a strong and positive impact.

Do you have a personal brand, and why would you need one? Turns out you already have a brand – and the question is all about how you can control it and make it work for you, instead of leaving it up to chance.

Relationships are important, especially in the legal profession. Do you feel “guilty” for not networking enough, or under pressure to do more of it? Before you get more business cards printed to distribute at the next networking event, let’s have a closer look at the difference between networking and connecting with people.