Every solicitor and fee earner will, during their career, experience periods of heavy or extreme caseloads. Unfortunately, that is the nature of the business. Sometimes the workloads will feel as though they are pressing in on you from all sides. Deadlines stack up, emails seem to multiply, (faster than you can open them), your concentration …
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Many professionals feel that despite staying busy, they are not achieving what truly matters each day. You might complete a long list of tasks, yet still feel like your time slipped away from you. Fortunately, there are proven techniques that can help you regain control of your time, sharpen your focus and increase your productivity. …
How many times have you opened a document, only to find the formatting in complete disarray? Perhaps the numbering does not flow correctly, or the fonts mysteriously change midway through a page. You try to fix it, lose half an hour and still end up frustrated as it is taking more time than it should. …
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At Crystal Clara, we believe that calm, capable remote PA support should never feel generic. We were created in response to a growing need from our clients, who wanted more than transcription – they needed a right-hand person. Over the last 20 years, our sister company OutSec has built a trusted reputation providing specialist transcription …
Businesses across all sectors are under pressure. Rising costs, staff shortages and changing expectations have made it harder to operate efficiently. As a result, many decision makers are making quick changes to stay on top of increasing demands with reduced budgets. But reacting by cutting teams, freezing hiring or reducing investment can only go so …
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It is not hard to say the right thing. You can write a policy about employee wellbeing, highlight Mental Health Awareness Week or add flexible working to your careers page. But what happens when those words are not matched by what employees actually experience each day? That is where carewashing comes in. It is the …
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Perfectionism often appears to be a commitment to high standards. It can seem like care, pride and attention to detail. You might believe you are doing the right thing by pushing for better. After all, producing quality work is something to take seriously. But perfectionism has a quiet cost. What starts as aiming for excellence …
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One of the quieter frustrations in the workplace is not a lack of drive. It is sitting through a meeting, listening to vague feedback that sounds important but does not actually say much. You might hear things like “Make it more strategic” or “It needs more punch” or even “We are not quite there yet”. …
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There is one phrase that seems to appear everywhere in the workplace. You hear it in meetings, see it in subject lines and catch it in Teams messages. That phrase is: This is urgent. Sometimes it is true. Certain tasks need immediate attention and cannot wait. However, more often than not, that urgency is artificial. It …
There are moments in life when everything seems to arrive at once. A new job. A business challenge. A family responsibility that cannot wait. Perhaps even a medical diagnosis that changes the pace of everything. In times like these, it is easy to feel stretched thin. The brain becomes foggy. Even simple decisions begin to …
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