There’s a way to progress without working twice as hard. 5 simplesteps. 1 secret sauce. That’s it. As a black lawyer you don’tneed to do everything to get promoted.You just need to do therightthings, withtheright mindset. This week on Legal Imposters I’m sharing the replay of my free webinarwhere I tell you everything you need … Continued

What does it take to progress as a black lawyer? That’s the question Ill be asking and answering in a 5-part series here on the Legal Imposters podcast. First up and the subject of this week’s episode: Ownership It’s easily overlooked and yet it’s impossible to progress in any meaningful way without it. As you’ll … Continued

How do you want to finish the year? Depleted and exhausted or uplifted and empowered by the feeling that you gave it your all? It’s a choice you get to make and I invite you to make it in this week’s episode of legal imposters. This time of year people typically fall into one of … Continued

It’s time. No, not time to start thinking about Christmas which is just 4 weeks away – I’ll let you decide when you’re ready for that! No, I’m talking about the New Year which is a seemingly distant SIX weeks away! Now before you roll your eyes to the heavens and rush for the “listen … Continued

You’ve finally got that meeting with your boss so you can ask those career critical questions about your prospects for promotion: Where do I stand? How close am I? Am I on track? What else can I do to guarantee I’m on the list of next year’s Partners? You’ve asked all of this before. But … Continued

You’re drowning in your commitments. Working long into the night each day. Sacrificing weekends. It’s all too much but you keep going. You don’t stop. You can’t stop, you tell yourself. I don’t want to let anybody down. Well I’m here to tell you otherwise Not only that you can. I’m here to tell you … Continued

Let’s talk about Sponsors. Why you need one and how to win one. You don’thaveto have a Sponsor to progress to the next level. But havinga person of influence invested in you and going out to bat for you Is going to make achieving that promotion significantly quicker, easier and likely to result in success. … Continued

There are 3 things you need in place to guarantee your career goal: A clear goal A strategy that will get you there A system that will keep you on track You may have a goal and a strategy. But do you have a system for staying on track? If you don’t then this week’s … Continued

What are you doing to make sure the most important asset in your work, in your life, in the family that you hold together, the people you support, the clients you serve, those you love and the things you care about – in other words YOU – what are you doing to ensure you are … Continued

Let’s talk about procrastination – Doom scrolling Online shopping Burying your head in the sand Ignoring the task until it’s on fire and screaming for your attention These are just some of the ways you are procrastinating your work and, in so doing, creating unnecessary pressure, missing opportunities and jeopardising your chances of promotion. If … Continued