Carl Lamb: Challenging staff for personal development

'The sense of achievement is palpable'

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Carl Lamb explores the value of challenges in his latest article for Professional Adviser. When was the last time you really stretched yourself and your employees?

The challenges of the past eighteen months have been far-reaching, and we are perhaps lucky in the financial services sector to have been affected far less than many.  I'm often told that what doesn't kill us will make us stronger, but I wonder if we can look at Covid in that light? Challenge is good; I believe that is true. I've always welcomed challenges - both in my career and away from work. Taking part in physically demanding events such as the Fastnet Race last month is something that I enjoy not just purely for the sense of achievement but also for the interaction it brings with o...

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