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of the month What makes a good leader? writes Barry Potter, partner at Haines Watts
Having listened to the experiences of the leaders across our very entrepreneurial client base, I believe that the basic values and guiding principles needed to make a good leader rarely change. These can be summarised as follows:
Honesty: create a friendly and helpful workplace. Be the best you can be and set the standards that you would like your staff to aspire to.
Ability to delegate: trust and empower your staff as a default. Identify their strengths and build on them to use them to maximum effect.
Sense of humour: we are all human and the ability to laugh is sometimes precious. Morale and
productivity are intrinsically linked and will increase if you can instill that positive energy.
Confidence: leading by example, staying calm and taking responsibility for your staff are what will make you stand out in a crowd. Engage with your team and the world at large – the more you give, the more you will get in return.
Commitment: roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, especially when the going gets tough. There is no better form of motivation and example you can set your staff.
Positive attitude: remember that everyone is an individual. Think of Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of needs’ and his belief that people strive to satisfy a certain set of needs in order to
reach self-actualisation. Show your appreciation to your staff, even simple gestures such as saying thank you and smiling more.
Creativity: be open-minded and suspend your pre-conceived ideas when you go into a meeting. Listen to your team and give them the headroom to grow.
Instinct: establish who you are and learn to trust yourself. Trusting yourself is as important as learning to trust your team.
Such simple things really do make a difference. There’s no substitute for hard work and this, along with establishing who you are and your values, should help people want to follow you as a leader.
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Pitmans announces new managing partner
Leading law firm Pitmans LLP has announced that Christopher Avery, celebrating 25 years as managing partner, is to step down from the role.
With the firm – described as a ‘regional heavyweight‘ by The Legal 500 – now a 36-partner business with major offices in Reading, Southampton and London, Avery is handing over the reins at Pitmans to John Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, former head of the firm‘s corporate department, becomes managing partner at a time of rapid growth for the firm. Expansion into Southampton and London has created new regional and sector opportunities for Pitmans.
In 2014 Pitmans acquired Lamport Bassitt, a leading Hampshire practice, to become one of the most significant regional firms in the south, with a footprint stretching from London to the Isle of Wight.
Hutchinson praised Christopher Avery‘s long tenure as managing partner: “Christopher took over as managing partner in 1990 and has presided over the firm‘s substantial growth since then. The firm has won numerous awards and now stands in 2015 as a tremendous success story, not just for the region, but in terms of the legal sector generally.“
Avery remains a partner at the firm and continues his relationships with both his new and longstanding clients of the firm.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JULY/AUGUST 2015
John Hutchinson
Christopher Avery
Hutchinson said: “My aim is to build on the firm‘s great progress over the past 25 years and continue to offer the best services to our private, commercial and professional clients.“
Pitmans currently employs 220 staff across its offices in Reading, Southampton and London.
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