In this two-part blog post, taken from an extract of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’, we explore the four different routes you can take to get to partnership. While each professional’s route to partner is different, there are four main routes: The Traditional Route: This is where you work your way …
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One of the best career development tips I can give you is to build and nurture your network from your first day in professional services. It is this network of people who you have worked with who will almost definitely be the first providers of clients for your portfolio. However, we can’t always choose who …
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In 2013 I will be interviewing professionals who have made it to partner – and sometimes out the other side! I have already interviewd Judy Dyke and Jason Wainwright and today’s interview is with Paul Etherington from Grant Thornton. What made you want to go for partner? I come from a family business background. I joined the #1 …
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There are two parts to your business case, and as mentioned in ‘what do you need to put in your business case for partnership‘, there is the rational, logical part and then the emotional part – which isn’t written down. If you are going to make partner, you will need to focus on both parts …
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There are many reasons why your application for partnership is not accepted. Here are the five most common mistakes aspiring partners make when they apply for admission to the partnership. 1. Not building up a fan base in the partnership Until you are a partner you do not have the right to sit at the …
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In this article, I share with you the clues which you need to be looking for to understand what the partners will require from the future firm’s partners. Regardless of whether you are a lawyer, accountant or consultant, these clues will form part of your personal and business case for partnership. This blog post was taken …
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We have previously considered what you need to put in your personal and business case for partnership, and why you should not get fixated on your technical ability in your personal business case. In today’s post we are going to focus on what you need to do BEFORE you actually start writing your business case …
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It’s the day before most people break up for christmas. It’s also the day, where blood pressures and stress levels will rise because far too many of us have got to ‘clear our desks’ and get a piece of client work finished before going home tonight. If you are reading this blog post and thinking, …
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Probably the biggest waste of time I see lawyers, accountants and consultants do with their business development, is network without a clear purpose or strategy. It isn’t helped by many firms asking their people to sub in for another person at the drop of a hat. Having a personal networking strategy that you can use …
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