Episode #76 Fixing Difficult Relationships

It’s not enough to build relationships and grow your network. You’ve got to be able to take a relationship that isn’t working and transform it into one that does.

As a black lawyer, progressing your career doesn’t hinge on you building relationships. It hinges on building relationships with people different to you. This is fertile ground for the type of stereotyping, misunderstandings, false assumptions and misplaced expectations that can cause a breakdown in relationships that are the cornerstone of your career and therefore stop you progressing to the next level.

If you’re struggling with a Partner who won’t support you or a boss who seems to go out of their way to sabotage you, this episode is for you. In it I walk you through 3 common mistakes I see you making when it comes to relating to people different to you and what you can do to fix them.

This is Relate-Agility – a unique concept created from my decades of experience building relationships with people different to me which opened doors and brought in the support I needed to succeed. You’ll learn all of this and more when you join BE THE FIRST Progression for Black Lawyers. The next enrolment is coming. If you’re a mid to senior black lawyer, follow me on LinkedIn and click my profile so you don’t miss the details.

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