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What’s missing? – Julian Summerhayes

It’s the only question that keeps me awake. What’s missing that is: > valuable > useful > and people need? And this question doesn’t just apply to th…

What will 2011 bring? – Julian Summerhayes

“There’s Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.” Magic Johnson I like watching basketball but it is not something that I have spent much ti…

What is it you value? – Julian Summerhayes

Your life? Your family? Your friends? The laughs, the smiles, the open-heartedness that comes with being alive. The possibility of something better? …

What else is there? – Julian Summerhayes

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” ― Henry David Thoreau, Familiar Letters I’ve written about a lot of …

‘We’ feeling – Julian Summerhayes

Oh-dear-god. Why is it that I feel this? A disconnect from all that is real. You? They don’t call it the age of separation for nothing. Imagine it: b…

We could always be kinder – Julian Summerhayes

I’m careful when I talk about kindness. Why? Because, it can too easily morph into another badge, label or appurtenance where there’s a hierarchy whe…

Urgency v. Efficiency – Julian Summerhayes

Now I know what you are thinking – another pithy piece on time management (Pareto principle, Matrix II activity and even some good old fashioned pear…

Two lives – Julian Summerhayes

From time to time, you still hear the expression ‘work-life balance’. I was never sure of its import. Does it mean that you should only work the mini…

Trust in Social Media – Julian Summerhayes

If you have never read the book Speed of Trust by Stephen M R Covey, then I highly recommend it. On its face, it takes a seemingly straightforward su…

True self – Julian Summerhayes

“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenge…

Too little action – Julian Summerhayes

The world is awash with information about the need to change. And that’s fine as it goes — almost human you might say — but to where or what? Duh! A …

Time to think – Julian Summerhayes

Imagine a place where you had time to think beyond life’s current vicissitudes. Sadly, too much else gets in the way. Perhaps you see it as a luxury …

The Truth? – Julian Summerhayes

How many of you remember watching Jack Nicholson’s performance in A Few Good Men? In a broader sense, how many of us seek the truth: Who am I? What i…

The Trainee Solicitors Toolkit

You start your first day brimming with enthusiasm. You have just spent the last 4 years (or more) understanding the intricacies of law. It is likely …

The Three Principles – Julian Summerhayes

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates My life has changed. Not out there but within. In the beginning, it was about success, security…

The Power of Your (Social Media) NETWORK – Julian Summerhayes

You don’t give it a second thought: How many followers do you have on Twitter? How many of those are active, meaning they send more than one Tweet pe…

The Myth of Career Progression

One hundred and twenty thousand and counting: the number of solicitors admitted to the Roll. And for most the pinnacle of their professional lives wi…

The mystery of time – Julian Summerhayes

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” ― Charles Darwin, The Life & Letters of Charles Darwin Well, we’re …

The Legal Profession and the Venus Fly Trap – Julian Summerhayes

Law is still incredibly aspirational and judging by the number of people that are continuing to enter the profession, there seems no shortage of peop…

The Importance of Self Trust – Julian Summerhayes

self trust The biggest component of any brand, including yours, is trust. Each day you promise yourself that you will achieve your goals, but do you …

The importance of goal setting – Julian Summerhayes

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill It’s almost impossible to do justice to th…

The How To’s of marketing a Litigation (DR) Practice – Julian Summerhayes

I should qualify this post by saying that I am referring to a civil litigation (DR) department, but I am sure that a number of the points are applica…

The ‘How To’ of Making Partnership in a Law Firm – Julian Summerhayes

Partnership is the Holy Grail of legal practice. Please don’t say otherwise. I simply don’t believe that having committed to a professional calling, …

The fallacy of the SWOT analysis – Julian Summerhayes

S ~ Strengths W ~ Weaknesses O ~ Opportunities T ~ Threats The SWOT analysis is a great diagnostic tool. It provides an immediate snapshot of your pr…