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Thanks so much to all who have shared birthday wishes today! I’ve been reflecting on how much has changed these last few years, from joining Google five years ago to welcoming Niko into our family months ago and many more special moments in between. There has been so much to celebrate and even more to learn from, but I wanted to share four lessons in this moment of reflection that I’ve found helpful along the way: Take a Leap: I loved my work at T-Mobile I loved the team, a group of bold, brilliant, passionate, customer centric innovators that I will always feel connected to via the special #TeamMagenta spirit. The company's willingness to take bold fearless leaps of industry changing proportions was not only inspiring to be part of but also a fundamental part of the company's growth agenda winning its unfair share of conversation and net additions with each ‘Uncarrier Event’. Taking a leap or stepping into the unknown can be incredibly rewarding, a space where huge change and innovation occurs on a personal and business level. Keep taking Leaps. Do The Hard Things First: Almost every morning the last 5 years, I took a cold plunge and I’ll tell you why. It's the hardest thing I do to start my day. If I can accomplish that one hard thing I have the mental fortitude to tackle everything else that follows however hard. That’s true for anything in life that tests you. If you can face your challenges head-on each morning, you’ll have the momentum you need to take on anything that the rest of the day throws at you. Make your mornings count! Decide What Matters: Balancing family, work, and life is hard work, but as I’ve said before, being a good father to my children is the most important job I have. I’ve set some non-negotiables for myself: making time to run with my daughter, driving my son to his soccer matches and caring for my newborn with my partner, Alex. You can’t have everything in life, so choose how you want to spend your limited hours purposely in a day before life chooses for you. Pay It Forward: I feel very fortunate to get to be doing what I’m passionate about, alongside an incredible team. One of my biggest priorities is coaching and mentorship. The next generation of marketing professionals never fails to inspire me none more so than at Google. Seeing members of my team reach their full potential is one of the most fulfilling parts of my job. It helps build a high performance culture where individuals have a platform to become the best versions of themselves. I'm incredibly grateful to many who have guided my career and hope that I can do the same for others. #google #career

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Strategic Workforce Planning : Building the Future Workforce with Skills for Tomorrow This was the theme of our first collaboration event between Pearson and Hays on 20th Feb at our Pearson HQ in London. The concept was born out of a discussion looking across the entire SWP landscape from reactive to operational planning to fully strategic. All are necessary at different maturity points of an organisation and can work in tandem dependent on business need. The key questions is what do you want Strategic Workforce Planning to be for your organisation? The discussions, knowledge share and current challenges reflected the complexity of what HR and SWP SMEs are facing on a daily basis. Many of you who joined commented on the quality of these discussions and the speaker sessions from Peter Cheese and Jason Dunwell, with myself and Lynn Harris and the panel hosted by David Edwards with real time business insights from Anna Otero. And thanks to Kimberley Fletcher and Thomas Winfield who led the event strategy and organisation like a military campaign Conclusion : AI is here to stay; employee demographic impact is a priority; building the future workforce is hard; plan for the long term; make friends with your stakeholders in IT, Finance, Ops and Leaders To paraphrase some feedback - sometimes you need to spend time with other HR and SWP experts to have high quality discussions to generate the solution. Developing SWP communities is core to success. More to come over 2025. #SWP #Pearson #Hays #Skillsofthefuture #AIandSWP

If you're in law school, I would strongly encourage you to start your legal career in a Big Law firm, and to spend at least 4-5 years in Big Law even if you ultimately do not wish to practice in Big Law forever. Reasons include: 1. Training and Education: While every Big Law firm will have the occasional dud partner, in general the partners in Big Law are going to be excellent lawyers with deep experience working on complex, high profile matters. I can say unequivocally that I learned as much in my first three years at Winston & Strawn as I did studying law at the University. 2. Network Effects: For lawyers, few things can rival the network impact of a Big Law firm. Your friends and colleagues there will remain friends and colleagues even after you and they have moved on. Firm alumni networks are a great way to meet others, and potentially future colleagues. 3. High Profile Matters: Big Law concentrates its work on high profile matters that often feature novel disputes. Working on such matters, as opposed to more commodified legal work that can be more common at smaller firms, is a way to build legal muscle memory and learn not just about subject matters but also about ways of tackling complex legal challenges. 4. Compensation: Big Law firms generally pay the most; they certainly pay more than we do at Sparacino PLLC. If you're like most law students, you are probably departing law school with a debt load ranging from $100,000-$300,000. Such debt can inhibit your career choices, capacity for risk-taking, and ability to bet on yourself in the long term. If you work in a Big Law firm for 4-5 years, and don't emulate the partners' wardrobe and automobile choices, you'll have no problem paying off your student loan debt. Of course, not all Big Law firms are created equally, so I'd encourage you to do your homework before going to one. But regardless of your long term career arc, I think a Big Law tenure is a great way to get started. While I'm a (mostly) shameless hack for my old firms, e.g., Winston & Strawn, I think these benefits are pretty common to nearly all Big Law shops. So don't be afraid to go Big Law even if that's not what you want to do forever!

?? Amid Lateral Tussle, BigLaw Firms Eye 'Boomerang Partners' ?? As many law firms continue to tap lateral partner hires to achieve their strategic goals, a handful of firms are focusing on attracting departed partners to return, a once rare phenomenon. ?? Many of our legal customers with modern, digital alumni networks know that these serve as a great source of community and evangelism - but also boomerang hires. ?? Check out Raya Blakeley-Glover and Bianca Lina Zinsheimer talking boomerangs and corporate alumni programs here: https://lnkd.in/etHgad6J ??Check out this piece in Law360 by Senior Reporter Aebra Coe here: https://lnkd.in/e3z5EZdt