There are four common mistakes that smart, focused partners can make as retirement approaches.

With the right planning however, you have the ability to forge a different path, and turn the years up to and beyond retirement into a fulfilling encore career that is engaging, rewarding… and fun.

If you’ve found yourself setting new habit goals and not achieving them, perhaps you need to lower the bar. These could be habits such as exercising frequently, spending more time with someone, or introducing more self care to your routine. Give yourself an opportunity to make a more realistic plan and build it up gradually. Set yourself up for success.

For retired (or soon-to-be) partners of a law firm, the opportunity exists across the alumni network to share wisdom and skills, to have a positive impact, and to enliven and be enlivened by the constantly evolving world in which we all live. There is plenty of benefit for both the firm and alumni to continue this valuable relationship. Read more…

Have you found yourself eliminating elements of your natural style to accommodate others? Why not try asking how those elements can help you lead and influence? You may find a key that will allow you to soften up a little, free up your energy and let you get on with succeeding in a way which is both truly you and incredibly effective.

One of the most common hurdles blocking a soon-to-retire partner from doing so with ease and enthusiasm for their next chapter is a fear that their hard-built practice will wither and die. And fair enough… but sooner or later, retire they must. So if this is you, what can you do to ensure your practice is cared for?

At times, leaders can be told to improve their influencing and persuasion skills. Often, these are highly capable and professional people with significant expertise in a technical field. They may be apt at presenting strong data, significant research, and a lot of technical argument and not focus so much on emotions, beliefs, social ties and so on. There is a way that you can connect with your audience in a way that resonates with them. Read more…

The thought of retirement can be daunting and presents a rollercoaster of emotions including grief, uncertainty, confusion and fear. But, your retirement is a gift and should be honoured as such.

Creating a plan with courage, insight and enthusiasm, can be just the ticket to moving forward towards retirement with pride and excitement.

Often when high performing leaders face a transition (new role, new organisation etc) it can be exhausting - and disconcerting if we find that we are working harder and harder without the success and impact that we expect. We can end up feeling like we are struggling in quicksand: working hard but sinking deeper.

If you recognise this in yourself or others, then read on for my advice on how to deal with this change effectively and sustainably.

Have you considered, as a leader in your organisation, how different it might be if you allowed, encouraged and accepted no less than pure integrity from the people that you’re working with?

I’m setting a challenge for you. Click here to read more…

“Either I look after my family, or I go and do what I really want to do and have a career.” Sound familiar? That fear that listening to your inner calling is going to mean throwing away everything that's valuable and secure in your current life, is in fact exactly what keeps you stuck. Read more…

Humans tend to operate along two lines; fear and love, and often mutually exclusive. Fear as the thing that's holding us back, and love as the thing that enables us to connect and grow. This part of you that you think of as your fearful part actually has a positive intention for you. Read more…

Connecting to your soul's voice can be extremely powerful and give you clarity around what’s really important to you. You can make decisions that are actually aligned with your deeper sense of who you are and what you stand for. Sound good? Read on…

When was the last time you played - at home or at work? The reason you have no time to play is that you THINK you have no time to play. That means you are in the vicious cycle of focusing only on getting the no-fun things done. Say ‘yes’ to more creativity, flexibility and happiness. Incorporate play into your day today!

Multi-tasking is stressful, highly inefficient and worst of all, it makes you feel terrible! Are you up to the challenge of a one-day monotasking experiment? Chances are, you multi-task way more often than you think. Try giving your mind a break and see what you’re really capable of.