Relationships are the cornerstone of every successful legal career. It’s through the relationships you build at work that you attract the support you need, invite the opportunities that excite you, keep people on your side and enjoy and perform better in your role.
But it’s harder to build relationships when you’re the only one. You have fewer obvious points of connection and the differences between you and your white peers make building relationships feel difficult and exhausting. Whether it’s how you spend your holidays, what you do at the weekends, the food you and your family eat or the path you took to get where you are – all of these differences can create a barrier to connection when you don’t have the skills to overcome them.
It’s not surprising you dread networking events.
No wonder you’d rather network with people who look like you.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can have all the advantages that your white peers have through their connections and their work relationships. All you need is a step by step process that teaches you how to build relationships with people different to you.
I’ve created that process just for you. It’s called Relate-Agility and it’s going to change your experience of relationship building forever.
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned about relationships and connection from decades of being the only one in the room and building relationships with people different to me. Since being the only black pupil in an all white school at the age of 5, to being the only one in the room as a finance lawyer in the City of London, the ability to build relationships with people different to me has been one of my superpowers and has been instrumental in my success.
Now I’ve broken down what I do and how I do it into a simple process that teaches you exactly how to do the same. That process is called Relate-Agility, and I can’t wait for you to learn it inside BE THE FIRST.
In this session:
- Why building relationships are so important for your career and should be one of your top priorities even at the junior level
- Why it’s harder to build relationships when you’re the only one
- How Relate-Agility, my unique process for building relationships with people different to you is going to transform your approach to connection and empower you to walk into any room and connect with any one.
P.S. In BE THE FIRST I teach you Relate-Agility, the art of building relationships with people different to you so you have the relationships you need to support you and sustain you in your career. If you’re a mid to senior level black lawyer and you’re ready to progress to the next level, BE THE FIRST is the coaching programme to be in. The next enrolment is coming. Book a call with me today and let’s talk about your next steps. Book here: https://calendly.com/carolineflanagan/bethefirst