You may know that you will be asked to submit a business case for partnership. However, the real question is what will you need to demonstrate, evidence or prove within what you submit? Wouldn’t it be nice if your firm provided a sample business case for partnership for you to see what they are looking …
5 essentials that need to go in your business case for partnership Read More »
We have worked with a few professionals who were not client-facing and who needed to put together a business case for partner. They couldn’t build a business case based on the client work they would win or service. They needed to think more laterally about the advantage the partnership would gain if they were made …
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The round of christmas work parties has definitely started. The question is are you a bit ‘bah humbug’ when it comes to festive networking? Or are you in festive party heaven? Here is my guide, with a sprinkling of sober advice, to help even the most reluctant and ‘bah humbug’ of networkers to get the …
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One element of the partnership admissions process, particularly if you are a lateral candidate, is verbal and numerical reasoning tests. These are normally nothing to be feared. If you haven’t done any verbal or numerical reasoning tests for a fair few years, these can become a very stressful part of the whole partnership admissions process. …
4 tips to help take the stress out of doing verbal and numerical reasoning tests Read More »
My face was bright red, I was sweating from every single part of me… but I was smiling and ecstatically happy. My husband was by my side. There was of course, some fairly tight and revealing clothing being worn… … but you would expect that as I was at the finish line of The Marston …
Why my coming 292nd out of 330 will help you make partner Read More »
When you get made up to partner, either through a promotion or a lateral move, it is not uncommon to inherit a new team, or a dysfunctional group of people who happen – more because of a HR structure chart – to belong to the same team. Your long term success as partner is driven …
Inheriting a new team – how to decide which team members to keep? Read More »
When you work within the professions and have to record every six minutes, thinking space can be a bit of a luxury. However, time to think isn’t a luxury you can’t afford, it is an absolute necessity to be able to perform and make the right decisions. Here are our 5 tips to get your …
5 savvy tips to get time to think even in the middle of a client crisis Read More »
A few months ago I was helping a group of consultants put together their personal marketing kit. Despite most of the consultants handling client portfolios worth over £1 million, they almost all suffered with the curse of professionalism, which was stopping them taking the next step in their career. In this blog post I identify …
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Table of Contents 5 tips to make partner1. Interview practice2. They can influence on your behalf3. They can be totally honest with you4. They can help you put together your business case5. They can connect you to the key influencers in the partnership 5 tips to make partner Your mentor and/or sponsoring partner can literally …
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It is always good to hear when one of our clients gets the partner role they wanted. It is even better when they give us detailed feedback about the process they went through, plus their tips to help others make it through! Following on from this post, here are 5 tips from one of our …
5 tips from a new partner to pass the competency based interview Read More »
