Last Friday, I had a not so silent night... Oh JOY! 

Merry people everywhere... celebrating the 8th or 9th hour of their office Christmas lunches. 

I channelled my inner Mariah Carey... 

"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS"... is for you to all go home before you do something that...

Is it just me, or has this year gone really, really fast?

Is everyone feeling really, really tired?

Sure, I’ve packed a lot in this year. Fun. Trips. Work. More work. Self-development.

I’ve coped with feelings of overwhelm, with the love and support of family, friends......

Last month’s study tour to New York City wasn’t just about lessons at NYU’s Stern School of Business and training with the FDNY. My colleagues and I also had the privilege of spending time with the incredibly stylish creator of the wrap dress: Diane Von Fürstenberg.

Dia...

Some workplace wisdom for surviving office Melbourne Cup Day functions...from your friendly Poet Lawyerate.

The first Tuesday in November

The day that stops the nation

Every workplace takes a spell

To join the celebration

It's not my place to be a nag

But as a lawyer it beho...

During a recent Study Tour to New York, my colleagues and I had the privilege of spending a day at the Fire Department of New York Training Academy.

We went there to learn about LEADERSHIP.

The FDNY don't teach leadership from a textbook. They prefer an immersive approac...

Have you noticed how excited people get about workplace perks like Foosball and fruit?

Don't get me wrong - I love Foosball, and am partial to fruit - but I have always been a tad cynical about the connection between 'perks' and workplace wellbeing. 

If the workplace cul...

Once upon a workplace, there was an employee called Sally who had been working with her employer for 10 years. Sally was a competent, valued and popular member of her team.

Then something bad happened… [Cue the da da da dummmmm music].

Sally’s Something Bad – Scenario 1

S...

 An Article about Mental Health in the Workplace

My phone rings. It’s a client.

“Hi Jen, we need to let go of a “difficult” employee.”

Me: “What’s the problem?”

Client: “He was really great for the last 2 years, but in the past few months he’s been really difficult. He tur...