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Essays on leadership transition, partnership strategy, and the realities of building a career in law and finance — particularly in cross-cultural environments.
Why Money Alone Won't Keep Your Best Lawyers
When a deep-pocketed rival comes for your best people, matching the offer is the one lever you are likely to lose. Talent stays for culture, not comp.
Just Made Partner. Why Do I Feel Like I'm Failing?
Partnership is one of a lawyer's biggest milestones, but also one of the least planned-for transitions. Many arrive and think: I made it. Now what?
You've Been Passed Over for Partner. Here's Why
Being passed over for partner is rarely about legal ability. It is about sponsorship, firm fit, and a business case you have to build deliberately.
The Expat Lawyer's First Year in Asia
For lawyers working abroad, mid-career failure is rarely about aptitude. It usually comes from missing relevant cultural and structural context.
Why Brilliant Lawyers Can Fail as Partners
Law firm partners often struggle because the industry equates legal brilliance with leadership capability. Bridging the gap requires a different skill set.
Can Lawyers Have it All?
Work-life balance matters, but treating your career like an on/off switch oversimplifies the reality of working in the legal profession.
Grappling with Middle Age
Middle age can be perilous, but it can also be a wake-up call: a shift from treating time as infinite to living with more purpose.
Setting Goals That Help You Get What You Want
A practical guide to setting goals that lead to the life you want, using the PARCS framework to overcome disillusionment and make progress.
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ICF-certified executive coach, Harvard Law graduate, and Asia-based leadership consultant. I help lawyers and executives navigate the transition from expert to leader.
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