In our conversation, we talked about how to create the kind of cultures and workplace structures that make people happy and productive. We also agreed on a call to action of sorts for those who are unhappy in the law profession: find something else. John’s energy and philosophy are infectious – this conversation isn’t to be missed.
Listen to the full episode to hear all of the above, plus all of this too:
- How to build mentally healthy workplaces
- The key to career longevity
- The value of building a non-hierarchical office
- Why you should prioritise people before clients
- What most professional service firms get wrong
- John’s advice to unhappy lawyers
- The difficulty of instilling change in institutional law firms
- Why firms need to refocus on people in the age of automation and AI
- What to do about high attrition rates
- How John dealt with pressure and intensity during his career
- How the expectations of the current generation of lawyers are playing out
- Ways in which technology is making solicitors’ jobs more difficult