It never fails to astound me just how many amazing, competent, clever people I know are plagued by that gruesome monster, Doubt. S/he really is a pernicious little shit chip, chip, chipping away at self esteem. My Doubt Monster sits on my left shoulder and has, pretty much, got something to say about everything 'me'. …
It’s been a while…adieu!
On 1st April 2003 I started work at Accident Advice Helpline. When you start work on a day like that it's inevitable that it will become the joke that just keeps on giving, over and over again! Fresh out of the world of private practice with its neat hierarchical structures and sense of 'everyone knows …
Small wins, big results
Our 8 year old has recently bought home an idea following tea at another friends house (the "cool" family, the one that he wishes we were more like) and has made it mandatory for our meals. As it's his idea he also gets to set the rules. It's a conversation starter: "what has been the …
Brief Chats
Towards the end of 2012 (together with my wonderful friends Felicity Gerry and Kim Evans) I started a series of podcasts through the University of Law's Future Lawyers Network. The concept (thought up by Kim) was simple. Take the chats we had with our lawyer friends in the pub and reproduce in a more controlled …
Guest Blog : You’ve Changed
From time to time people are kind enough to publish my musings on their own accounts. Click here for the one that I wrote for Professor Richard Moorhead for his blog: Lawyer Watch. It's about lawyers, change and compliance.