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Helen Burt
15 Apr 2020 / Published in COVID-19, Employee Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Resilience, Work-Life Balance

USING THE SCARF TO MANAGE YOUR COVID-19 DISTRESS

The change, and continued change, that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked on our lives, has caused many of us, if not all, to experience significant levels of stress and anxiety.  Each day brings with it more challenges and fears.  How long will the lockdown last?  What will this crisis mean in terms of my future employment (for those
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Helen Burt
07 Apr 2020 / Published in Career Management, Communication, Mental Wellbeing, Remote Working, Work-Life Balance

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS REMOTELY

The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the majority of us having to, without proper preparation or experience for some, now work remotely from home.  For many of us, this ‘new normal’ way of working has been quite daunting and unsettling, particularly for those of us that have no prior experience of working remotely and accordingly no
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Helen Burt
01 Apr 2020 / Published in COVID-19, Employee Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Resilience, Work Smart, Work-Life Balance

DEALING WITH YOUR COVID-19 ANXIETY

As lawyers, we are taught to plan for the ‘worst case scenario’, to resolve and find solutions for problems, to be strong for, and assist, our clients through their crises and anxiety-producing problems. However, we, as lawyers, are still human, with our own fears and anxieties.  So, what happens when we are faced with a crisis
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Helen Burt
31 Mar 2020 / Published in COVID-19, Employee Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Remote Working, Work Smart, Work-Life Balance

REMOTE WORKING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

BEST PRACTICES WHEN WORKING REMOTELY The COVID 19 crisis and the current lockdown has resulted in those of us, who are not categorised as essential services, being ‘homebound’ and having to adapt to now having to work remotely, not having direct contact with colleagues and managers to discuss matters, or discuss and manage priorities and
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Helen Burt
15 Mar 2020 / Published in Career Management, Competitive Advantage, COVID-19, Employee Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Resilience, Work-Life Balance

YOUR KEY TO SURVIVING THE CORPORATE JUNGLE? RESILIENCE

 It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.― Dieter F. Uchtdorf In the stress-rich, high functioning and competitive culture and environment that is the ‘norm’ in many law firms, it is no surprise that many lawyers are suffering from increasing levels of stress, burnout and anxiety and
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Helen Burt
20 Jun 2019 / Published in Career Management, Competitive Advantage, Practice Management, Time Management, Work Smart, Work-Life Balance

BE PURPOSE-DRIVEN … NOT PROFIT-DRIVEN

Can you recognise the highly successful companies behind these statements? “With great courage, integrity and love, we embrace our responsibility to co-create a world where each of us, our communities and our planet can flourish” (Whole Foods) “Democratizing the skies” (Southwest Airlines) “To organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” (Google)
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Helen Burt
14 Mar 2019 / Published in Competitive Advantage, Employee Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Why Coaching?, Work-Life Balance

WHAT IS COACHING … ?

I am often (more often than not!) assailed with questions from clients as to ‘what is coaching?’ and ‘how does coaching differ from …?’ Sadly, there appears to be a misconception as to what coaching is and its unique and transformative benefits. So – here it is in a nutshell – is what coaching is
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Helen Burt
08 Mar 2019 / Published in Career Management, Competitive Advantage, Mental Wellbeing, Why Coaching?, Work-Life Balance

ARE YOU CUTTING STONES OR BUILDING CATHEDRALS?

“A highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow” (Gallup.com) The Three Stone Cutters – A Parable (Author Unknown): A traveller came upon three individuals working with stone.  Curious as to what these workers were doing, the traveller approached the first worker and asked, “What are
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Helen Burt
05 Mar 2019 / Published in Career Management, Legal Profession, Mental Wellbeing, Work-Life Balance

WHAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING?

[Adapted from a presentation given by Steve Jobs when introducing the iPad 2] Are you doing what makes your heart sing?  Are you following your ‘true north’, doing what you are truly, genuinely passionate about?   Or are you following someone else’s dreams and aspirations?   Perhaps you ‘fell into law’ because your parents told you that you
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Helen Burt
14 Feb 2019 / Published in Practice Management, Time Management, Why Coaching?, Work-Life Balance

ARE YOU TIME POOR STRESS RICH?

Having a better work-life balance, running a more successful, productive and profitable practice requires taking 'time out' to develop better time management skills and practices.
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