Category: Life
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Lawyers, this is the deal of your life.
We’ve all seen it before: A few weeks ago, I was at the supermarket unloading my haul onto the conveyor when there was a temporary pause in proceedings. A savvy, middle-aged shopper, eyes scrolling through his freshly printed receipt, had identified an error. “You’ve charged me twice for the celery”, he said to the cashier,…
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Lawyers, listen to the voices inside your head
Lately, I’ve been hearing voices. And not just hearing them, but listening to them. I think that they’ve always been there, but recently they’ve been more present and I think I might even know who they are. Mental illness and delusion could explain it all. That said, last week I explained this all to a…
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The secrets to being a happy young lawyer (aren’t secret)
I have a problem with secrets. Everyone looking for happiness and success is secret-obsessed: “What’s the secret to happiness? “ “The top 3 secrets of high-performing executives.” “Married for 20 years? What’s your secret!?” Our search for undercover keys to happiness is silly for at least 3 reasons: First, it’s needlessly conspiratorial. It assumes that…
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My worst idea for leading a team (and how I’m getting rid of it)
I’m always sceptical of epiphanies and you should be too. Nevertheless, I’m very hopeful that my latest revelation will permanently improve the way I lead the team and the way that you lead yours. When I started the CEO role in December 2016, I thought that I already had all the answers. After all, the…
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This week’s your last chance. Don’t give zero
So it’s Giving Week and I’m here to tell you about a wonderful charity to give your money to before 30 June sails by: Anyone Last year, I wrote about my views on the disappointing proportion of Australians that give nothing back. A decision to give nothing is still a decision and I call the…
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Guys, it’s time to FLEX
A few months ago, I spoke to Lawyers Weekly about how I flex my role as a lawyer and the CEO of Out for Australia. If flexibility leads from the top, it talks from the middle. The top brass blows the horn, but if your manager isn’t singing the same tune, flex policies are nothing more than wishful…
Luke Furness 