Anne Hughes
Formerly an employment and partnership lawyer, Anne brings a wealth of experience from working with professional services firms consulting on a broad spectrum of strategic partnership and HR issues, including LLP conversion, changes to remuneration schemes, succession planning, team moves and partner exits, discrimination claims and performance management. She understands the impact of such events on team dynamics, culture, performance and profitability and she uses this experience to help individuals manage change effectively.
Anne has gained an in-depth understanding of the partnership dynamics at play in numerous leading law firms through her years of experience. She empathises with the challenges faced by those working in this demanding industry. Anne is passionate about coaching to build confidence and help business leaders and senior executives perform their best and build strong, high-performing teams. Having spent her career supporting clients through the most challenging times in theirs, she understands the sensitivity and trust required. Clients say that they trust her implicitly.
At partnership level, navigating people issues is often the most challenging part of the job. Anne has a talent for getting the best from people and defusing conflict. Her approach to leadership development often includes sharing insights and tools to foster greater emotional intelligence for effective people management. She creates a space for clients to think strategically about their business, career and performance objectives and challenges them to step outside of their comfort zone to do things differently, learn and progress. Anne understands that a demanding career is a huge part of a person’s life, and takes a more holistic approach to ensure that her client’s performance at work is sustainable and aligned with their longer-term aspirations and priorities.