A tip to help you really shut off from work on your holiday
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A tip to help you really shut off from work on your holiday

If you are reading this blog now, you may like to feel a little sorry for myself. I will probably be shivering in a field, camping with my family. Yep, that’s right, it’s our annual week of “hoping” that the sun will shine and the british weather will be kind to us. Anyway, this is…

What does ‘AND have a life’ really mean for you?
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What does ‘AND have a life’ really mean for you?

In the last couple of posts we have been talking about your responsibility to drive your career forward and whether you have actually sat down and thought about what you want from your life and career. Very often in my experience professionals only tend to have clearly defined goals for their career. e.g. “I want to…

Make partner and still have a life – It’s a choice
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Make partner and still have a life – It’s a choice

I was having a conversation today about the whole ‘how to make partner and still have a life’ proposition. In the conversation we explored our reactions to an e-mail I had received from one of my network, which contained the damning and immensely sad lines: I don’t think my firm would approve of me wanting…

I missed my son’s starring moment on the football field
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I missed my son’s starring moment on the football field

Today my son was man of the match at his football tournament. I was absolutely gutted. I’d missed his moment of glory whilst I spent time working away at a conference in Lisbon. By the time I fly in, he will be asleep and all I want to do is give him a big cuddle…

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