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Are You ‘Boardroom Ready’?

Posted On May 25th, 2010 Diversity, Lawyers, Personal Development, Programme

 Shattering the Glass Ceiling with Sulis
 Fact: By 2012 the average lawyer will be 30 years old – and female.
Fact: Out of 600 venture backed companies in Europe those with the highest percentage of female directors were more profitable than those with the lowest (Cambridge 2007).
Fact: Women on company boards not only aid the bottom line [...]

The Real Value of Strategic Planning

The current economic climate has caused many legal firms  to focus on the here and now rather than take  the time necessary to think strategically and to foster long term, sustainable relationships.
Long term challenges and opportunities have been  put aside to deal with short term fire fighting and day to day tactics have replaced a [...]

Entrepreneurs With Get Up And Go

Posted On May 24th, 2010 Blog, Entrepreneur, Strategic Planning, Taking chances

How to make your place in the driver’s seat as comfortable as possible
Have you ever been at work and suddenly there’s a change in structure, your manager leaves and you’re not keen on the replacement?
You start to contemplate… I could do their job… I know how to co-ordinate others… I could run my own business… [...]

Entrepreneurs With Get Up And Go

Finding the ‘Gap’
Gillian O’Neil has a clear vision…  To change the way businesses communicate.
How does she plan to do this?
With 12 years of experience in the creative media and technology sector Gillian has found the gap. This gap is critical, it is the gap in the market that most entrepreneurs are looking for, it is [...]

Entrepreneurs With Get Up And Go

Posted On May 24th, 2010 Blog, Entrepreneur, Taking chances

 Why everyone needs a disruptive ash cloud once in a while
“Having been face up against the window to the high life in New York for the last two weeks I am certainly HUNGRY; I think FOCUS is definitely needed,” Joyce Young, designer and entrepreneur
What would you do if you were stranded in New York for an [...]