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Who Needs A critical Friend anyway?

31/7/2017

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"Not investing in people is a huge risk" Sir Dave Brailsford MBE CBE
Robert Calin
This is a bit like asking - who needs a friend? Answer: everyone.

As we said in the second part of this series, a critical friend comes closest to what may be termed "true friendship" - a successful marrying of unconditional support and unconditional critique. Someone who is on the side of the person they are working with, who encourages and supports them and also provides truthful and constructive feedback. Feedback that might be difficult to hear but is designed to help you maintain continuous improvement towards your goals.

In a business setting this sort of feedback and support can be invaluable, especially for the obvious group of typical law firm managers we talked about in the first part of the series: namely, senior managers such as managing partners, chief operating officers, department or team heads. In truth, anyone in a senior role in a legal business could easily justify the business benefits of having a critical friend.

​There are some particular areas where having a critical friend can be invaluable:

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WHY "Critical frienD" isn't an oxymoron

24/7/2017

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"There's always room for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business" Oscar de la Hoya
Andrew Neel
,Like some of the very best oxymorons - "working holiday", "open secret", or even "living dead", "critical friend" seems at first sight to be a bit, well, confusing. But once we know what it means, no other phrase comes close to explaining in such depth what this relationship involves.

In our first blog on this subject, Martin Griffiths explained why a business, team or individual might have a need for a critical friend. In this one he answers the question "What exactly IS a critical friend?"

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A Friend in need

17/7/2017

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"We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve." Bill Gates
Kevin Gent

The term Critical Friend is not well known in law firm circles. It's something we have been advocating for nearly a year now, as one possible answer to the question: what help is available for teams and leaders in firms who want to make change happen?

So, what is a critical friend? Typically, a critical friend is a person who understands, and is sympathetic to, the aims and objectives of the business they are working with, but who is outside the business. A critical friend is committed to helping their client to improve and succeed, whether that client is an individual or a group, by providing challenge, encouragement and candid feedback.



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