<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fearon Advisory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advisory firm helping HR and L&D leaders fix the structural causes of manager burnout and workplace conflict, founded by a 25-year barrister]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:28:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Manager Layer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnout and conflict in professional-services firms as a structural problem Sarah Fearon | Working paper, August 2026 Sarah Fearon is a former barrister. She practised family law in England and Wales for 25 years, was ranked as a Leading Junior in The Legal 500 from 2020 to 2026, co-founded Crown Chambers, and served as an elected member of the Bar Council of England and Wales. She is the founder of Fearon Advisory and writes on the structure of professional practice. The argument in one line...]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/post/manager-layer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a952b362bc865b72f8af6f3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:29:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Fearon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-financial misconduct: the 10 checks a board should be able to evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rule is confirmed. These are the ten checks a board should be able to evidence before 1 September, what the evidence looks like for each, and why the checks that fail sit in the manager layer.]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/post/fca-non-financial-misconduct-readiness-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77274a421979b2d9741fb4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/662d4a_f701595697f64c1fbd88cf841849ec9f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Fearon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Third Load: the weight that breaks the people holding your firm together]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a load your partners carry that no system in your firm is measuring: the composure held over everyone else's conflict, indefinitely. It is the hidden driver of manager burnout, and no wellbeing budget can reach it.]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/post/the-third-load-the-weight-that-breaks-the-people-holding-your-firm-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a69e0a0328f65b106564eb2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:46:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/662d4a_48ff6d060ebd4d8f80a4bb427a307502~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Fearon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work-related stress is already your legal duty. The load lands on your managers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outside financial services, work-related stress is a legal duty, not a wellbeing initiative. The reasonable steps a managing partner should be able to evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/post/workplace-stress-is-already-your-legal-duty-the-load-lands-on-your-managers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5fbb8da31281306f0b60e8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/662d4a_509e6acfcc1a4110bb338b646c5c986d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Fearon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-financial misconduct is now a conduct rule, not an HR matter.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 1 September 2026 the FCA treats serious bullying and harassment as a breach of its conduct rules. This is where that duty actually lands: on your managers.]]></description><link>https://www.fearonadvisory.co.uk/post/bullying-becomes-a-conduct-breach-the-load-lands-on-your-managers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5f8840ad31f9f079cacc6f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/662d4a_3a0d21c19bee4200bf6914174b41e2dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Fearon</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>