Chris Gardener's guest appearances

Chris Gardener

The Less Doing Podcast

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Evolve to Succeed

The Leading Lawyer Project with Sam Burrett

Ian Farrar

Alissa Daire Nelson

Diane Gardner

Dan Lok

Chris Palmer

Marc Miller

Todd Tresidder

Dan Smith

Lucas Rockwood

Brad Baldridge

Matthew Barker

Steve Jones

Julie Reisler

Kay Sanders

Steve Smith

OwlTail

Chris Gardener, founder of Strategic Mentors, which offers strategies for business growth for coaches and consultants, talks about his 3Fs philosophy, the One Percent Principle, thinking habit, and the dangers of becoming too attached to outcomes.

Chris Gardener, founder of <a href="https://strategicmentors.co.uk/master-mentor/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Strategic Mentors</a>, which offers strategies for business growth for coaches and consultants, talks about his <a href="https://the-3fs.storychief.io/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">3Fs philosophy</a>, the One Percent Principle, thinking habit, and the dangers of becoming too attached to outcomes.

Chris Gardener - "We use busyness as a marker of success."

Seyfarth Shaw

This week, I’m diving deep into the traits and mindsets of successful lawyers.Chris Gardner is a partner with leading international labour and employment firm Seyfarth Shaw. Chris specialises in workplace relations law with over 25 years experience and is one of the country’s leading lawyers in workplace change, strategy and enterprise bargaining, recognised in the Legal 500 and in Band 1 of Chambers.But in addition, Chris is passionate about what makes it takes to be a successful lawyers. Chris is a coach and is writing a book on this very topic, so it was great to have him on the show to share his learning so far.We covered:A day in the life of a partner at Seyfarth Shaw How legal skills evolve over time and as you take on more senior rolesThe essence of a trusted advisor and how to make the transition from being a junior lawyer to a fee-earning partnerHow to navigate the challenges presented by the workplaceWhat Chris sees the best young lawyers doing/their traitsThe three buckets of being a great lawyerThe importance of mindset and the key elements of a successful lawyer’s mindset including optimism, growth mindsetWhy mindfulness is so important - we know it makes a tangible difference to performance, so why wouldn’t you use it? Chris’ book, in which he is interviewing 100 professionals and turning those interviews into case studies about what sets the best apart from their peers, in connection with some of the research on positive psychology.Some of my favourite quotes:“Don’t tell the client what they can’t do, tell them what they can do.” “It takes 6-8 years to build the right kind of expertise, but at some point, you grow another skillset, closer relationships with clients…the skills that take you to a certain stage in your career will only take you so far. The capacity to take your career to the next stage lies upon another skill set which is not taught in university…it’s mostly taught on the job.”“You can win a case but lose a client, and conversely, you can lose a case but win a client…”“It’s not just the what [of being a successful lawyer] but the how, because you watch some of the best practitioners and they can’t describe what it is that they do so well…but we can distill mindsets and behaviours to learn more quickly.”“I don’t know any lawyer who hasn’t faced some setbacks in their careers.”“Resilience, hunger, passion…they’ve done their studies but they’ve done something else too. They’ve had to fend for themselves.”“I would say to any junior lawyer…Find what it is that makes you do what you do, find some meaning in your work that drives you and how that is reflected in your work.”"You don’t grow your career unless you grow your mindset."I want to give back to the profession that was so good to me…It was often difficult and challenging for me, and I’m hoping to bring awareness aBooks referenced:Hypnosport by Lee CunnhingahmOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell (the famous 10,000 hours world)The Trusted Advisor and Managing the Professional Services Firm by David Master7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven CoveyGrit: The Power of Passion and Persistence by Angela DuckworthMartin Seligman on Positive PsychologyYou can find 

This week, I’m diving deep into the traits and mindsets of successful lawyers.Chris Gardner is a partner with leading international labour and employment firm Seyfarth Shaw. Chris specialises in workplace relations law with over 25 years experience and is one of the country’s leading lawyers in workplace change, strategy and enterprise bargaining, recognised in the Legal 500 and in Band 1 of Chambers. But in addition, Chris is passionate about what makes it takes to be a successful lawyers. Chris is a coach and is writing a book on this very topic, so it was great to have him on the show to share his learning so far.We covered:<ul><li>A day in the life of a partner at Seyfarth Shaw </li><li>How legal skills evolve over time and as you take on more senior roles</li><li>The essence of a trusted advisor and how to make the transition from being a junior lawyer to a fee-earning partner</li><li>How to navigate the challenges presented by the workplace</li><li>What Chris sees the best young lawyers doing/their traits</li><li>The three buckets of being a great lawyer</li><li>The importance of mindset and the key elements of a successful lawyer’s mindset including optimism, growth mindset</li><li>Why mindfulness is so important - we know it makes a tangible difference to performance, so why wouldn’t you use it? </li><li>Chris’ book, in which he is interviewing 100 professionals and turning those interviews into case studies about what sets the best apart from their peers, in connection with some of the research on positive psychology.</li></ul>Some of my favourite quotes:<ul><li>“Don’t tell the client what they can’t do, tell them what they can do.” </li><li>“It takes 6-8 years to build the right kind of expertise, but at some point, you grow another skillset, closer relationships with clients…the skills that take you to a certain stage in your career will only take you so far. The capacity to take your career to the next stage lies upon another skill set which is not taught in university…it’s mostly taught on the job.”</li><li>“You can win a case but lose a client, and conversely, you can lose a case but win a client…”</li><li>“It’s not just the what [of being a successful lawyer] but the how, because you watch some of the best practitioners and they can’t describe what it is that they do so well…but we can distill mindsets and behaviours to learn more quickly.”</li><li>“I don’t know any lawyer who hasn’t faced some setbacks in their careers.”</li><li>“Resilience, hunger, passion…they’ve done their studies but they’ve done something else too. They’ve had to fend for themselves.”</li><li>“I would say to any junior lawyer…Find what it is that makes you do what you do, find some meaning in your work that drives you and how that is reflected in your work.”</li><li>"You don’t grow your career unless you grow your mindset."</li><li>I want to give back to the profession that was so good to me…It was often difficult and challenging for me, and I’m hoping to bring awareness a</li></ul>Books referenced:<ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hypnosport-Creative-Hypnosis-Maximize-Performance/dp/0930298098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypnosport by Lee Cunnhingahm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/outliers-malcolm-gladwell/book/9780141036250.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell </a>(the famous 10,000 hours world)</li><li>The Trusted Advisor and Managing the Professional Services Firm by <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Trusted-Advisor-Maister-David-H/dp/0743212347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Master</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7 Habits of Highly Effective People</a> by Steven Covey</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grit: The Power of Passion and Persistence</a> by Angela Duckworth</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213329-grit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology</a></li></ul>You can find

E21: The Wisdom of The Professional - from junior lawyer, to partner, to coaching the lawyers of the future, with Chris Gardener, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Chris Gardener is co-founder of Strategic Mentors, that helps people become more successful and less busy in their business so they have lives that others want.He’s also co-founder of Gift of a Future, a non-profit providing education to girls in Uganda, that breaks their cycle of poverty in a single generation.His mission is to help at least 1000 business owners to have what he calls the 3 F's - financial security, freedom and fulfillment - so they are then invited to collaborate in creating £20 million of social impact around the world each year.

Chris Gardener is co-founder of Strategic Mentors, that helps people become more successful and less busy in their business so they have lives that others want. He’s also co-founder of Gift of a Future, a non-profit providing education to girls in Uganda, that breaks their cycle of poverty in a single generation. His mission is to help at least 1000 business owners to have what he calls the 3 F's - financial security, freedom and fulfillment - so they are then invited to collaborate in creating £20 million of social impact around the world each year.

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