- Where does the world stand on employee mental health and wellbeing in 2024?
This year’s Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report (2024) is out and the findings are very concerning. In the introduction to the report, Gallup’s CEO highlights that “People’s mental wellbeing has been worsening. In the last 10 years the number of people expressing stress, sadness, anxiety, anger or worry has been on the rise,… - The Invisible Managers in Law Firms
Who is the manager in a law firm? If you’re working in a law firm, you might find this question odd. There is no such designation as a ‘manager’ in a law firm, especially for the lawyers within the firms. You’re either an associate, counsel or partner. Then where are the managers in the law… - WHY ARE LAWYERS UNHAPPY?
Are lawyers unhappy? I have often wondered about this question. I’m not the only one. There is even a song titled ‘Don’t be a Lawyer’ in a TV series. The lyrics go like “The job is inherently crappy, that’s why you’ve never met a lawyer who’s happy. It’s a guaranteed soul destroyer. Don’t be a… - ‘Hidden Potential’ by Adam Grant | Book Review
We review Adam Grant’s latest book ‘Hidden Potential’. Adam Grant is a well known organisational psychologist and is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. After a long wait and much anticipation, I finally got to read Adam Grant’s latest book ‘Hidden Potential’ which released on 24th October, 2023 (My husband… - UNREALISTIC DEADLINES AND TIME PRESSURES – PLANNING FALLACY AT WORK
Lawyers are not new to the problem of unrealistic deadlines and time pressure. This article explains how this may be due to planning fallacy and how we can consciously set more realistic timelines