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How law firms can build healthy performance cultures that work for the business and for their people.

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CHANGE
BEGINS WITH
ONE RADICAL
IDEA.

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Leanne Rigby

CEO, Feel Good

Lucie Gosling-Myers

Senior Client Development Manager, Lockton

Simon Mantell

Partner, Lockton

Feel Good’s ‘Reasons To Be Radical’ podcast series seeks to prove that
prioritising good mental health
in law firms is good for business.

Feel Good’s ‘Reasons To Be Radical’ podcast series seeks to prove that prioritising good mental health in law firms is good for business. Consistently, rates of burnout, high stress and poor mental health are increasing year on year impacting people’s performance and company profits.

We give a platform to the Visionaries: Partners, Lawyers and industry leaders who speak up and share best practices in action, alongside their radical ideas to enhance and redefine a Healthy Performance Workplace: from AI, Gen Z, inclusivity, and successfully delivering upon client demands whilst prioritising lawyers, wellbeing, and mental health.

Hosted by Feel Good, a global wellbeing and mental health consultancy with 10+ years of experience in supporting professional and financial services firms to create Healthy Performance Cultures. In partnership with insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, Lockton, this series combines big ideas with practical strategies to drive lasting change for firms and their people.

MEET THE VISIONARIES

Lucinda Soon

Risk Lawyer, Organisational Psychologist,

Sarah Henchoz,

Partner, A&O Shearman

VANESSA WHITMAN

Partner at CMS

MEGAN GRAY

Knowledge Development Lawyer, ESG

SUZANNA EAMES

Family Associate Lawyer at Farrer & Co, Former Chair of the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers

DANIEL PEACOCK

Lawyer at Tilly Bailey Irvine, Chair of the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers

NAOMI PRYDE

Partner at DLA Piper, Scotland’s Lawyer of the year 2021, Legal500 ‘Next Generation Partner’

RICHARD MARTIN

CEO, MindfulBusiness Charter

ALISON UNSTEAD

CEO, Mindforward Alliance

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Follow My Lead

How leaders can balance mental health & client demands. In this episode,… Read More

VANESSA WHITMAN

Partner, CMS

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Follow My Lead

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How leaders can balance mental health & client demands.

In this episode, we address the critical balance between high performance and mental health in the high-intensity work culture of the law. We explore how firms can nurture lawyer’s mental wellbeing whilst maintaining high performance, spotlighting the role of leadership in positively role modelling to maintain a healthy, highly functioning, and motivated workforce. Vanessa Whitman, Partner at CMS, joins us to share her experiences in advocating for mental health awareness within the legal profession, highlighting the importance of destigmatising mental health issues and promoting wellbeing initiatives. Together, we will explore practical strategies that align work demands with mental health priorities, focusing on how leadership can model positive mental health behaviours and support comprehensive wellbeing programmes.

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Rehumanising Law

Getting key stakeholders onboard with your people programmes. Join us as we… Read More

RICHARD MARTIN

CEO, Mindful Business Charter

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Rehumanising Law

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Getting key stakeholders onboard with your people programmes.

Join us as we welcome Richard Martin, CEO of Mindful Business Charter, and former lawyer. In this episode, Richard shares his personal journey with burnout, offering unique insights into reshaping the workplace and achieving stakeholder alignment to prioritise mental health and wellbeing. As a leading advocate for change within the legal industry, Richard champions a re-humanisation of the workplace and encourages lawyers to take back their self-respect. Explore strategies businesses can take to make tangible changes to their culture and how organisations can balance long term plans with short term symbolic changes. Learn how we can empower individuals and reshape our workplace culture for the better.

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The Business Case

Why investing in Wellbeing Drives Firmwide Success. In this episode, Alison Hall,… Read More

SARAH HENCHOZ

Partner, A&O Shearman

ALISON UNSTEAD

CEO, Mindforward Alliance

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The Business Case

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Why investing in Wellbeing Drives Firmwide Success.

In this episode, Alison Hall, Principal Psychologist at Feel Good is joined by Sarah Henchoz, Partner at A&O Shearman, and Alison Unstead, CEO of Mindforward Alliance. Together they explore the business case for investing in Wellbeing for driving firmwide success.

Together they explore the profound relationship between employee wellbeing and performance, covering key factors like productivity, creativity, and retention. With A&O Shearman serving as a case study, this episode delves into balancing mental health priorities with industry demands and aligning stakeholders on cultural goals. Listeners will also hear examples of best practices and learn how fostering healthier work environments can redefine management success metrics.

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The RainMaker

Driving change by rewriting the rules and challenging assumptions. Meet Naomi Pryde,… Read More

NAOMI PRYDE

Partner DLA Piper, Scotland'sLawyer of the year 2021, Legal500 ‘Next Generation Partner.

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The RainMaker

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Driving change by rewriting the rules and challenging assumptions.

Meet Naomi Pryde, Partner at DLA Piper, and Scotland’s Lawyer of the Year 2021. With accolades including Legal 500’s ‘Next Generation Partner’ and recognition from Chambers & Partners as an ‘Up and Coming Partner’, Naomi brings a wealth of expertise and passion to the discussion. In this episode, Naomi will share her insights into managing the balance between upholding employee wellbeing and meeting client deliverables in a high-performance environment. Naomi believes and actively role models the practical steps we can take during our careers to leave the industry in a better shape than how we found it by leading with kindness, agility, vulnerability and respect.

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Driving Change

Measuring and understanding lawyers wellbeing. With high-profile cases of burnout and mental… Read More

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Driving Change

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Measuring and understanding lawyers wellbeing. With high-profile cases of burnout and mental health challenges in the media, regulators are pressuring firms to change. Listen to industry expert Lucinda Soon with Feel Good’s Principal Psychologist Alison Hall set the scene for Reasons To Be Radical.

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Harnessing Gen Z

Why they should mentore your partners & manage people from Day 1…. Read More

SUZANNA EAMES

Family Associate Lawyer atFarrer

DANIEL PEACOCK

Co, Ex Chair of theLaw Society’s Junior Lawyer

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Harnessing Gen Z

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Why they should mentore your partners & manage people from Day 1.

Gen Z has been through a lot. Growing up during the pandemic and global economic crisis, they have spent much of their life online, forming a uniquely transparent global identity where they share everything; from salaries to toxic work experiences, and now even quitting. A generation that values work-life balance over salary, a recent study has shown only 25% of Gen Z lawyers want to make Partner in their firm. Is the industry facing an existential threat? An opportunity if firms adapt and harness the power of Gen Z, a generation that has mastered AI, the next major disruption to the industry. Our guests Suzanna Eames of Farrer & Co and Daniel Peacock of Tilly Bailey & Irvine are leading the conversation for change both as Chair of Junior Solicitors Network of the Law Society.

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Women in Law

How to stop penalising women & boost psychological safety.# 53% of lawyers… Read More

MEGAN GRAY

Knowledge Development Lawyer, ESG

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Women in Law

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How to stop penalising women & boost psychological safety.#

53% of lawyers in England and Wales are women, but women make up only 37% of partners. A major obstacle to progression is motherhood – even 101 years since the first woman lawyer in the UK. The result: 38% of women lawyers are expected to leave their current firm in the next 2 years citing gender-pay gap and work-life flexibility. Enter Megan Gray, a Knowledge Lawyer at Charles Russell Speechlys, and advocate for gender equality in law. In 2006, Megan took decisive action that led to her then-employer dropping the default “Dear Sirs” on legal correspondence to a more inclusive opening and is now shining a light on the unique challenges of motherhood in law, inclusivity and psychological safety. Her radical idea: a 10-3 workday for all parents. Queue eye roll. An impossible dream? Or a leaping-off point for a conversation around more flexible and inclusive working arrangements that accommodate the needs of all your people.

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