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What to know before you become partner?
In this blog article I discuss the financial implications of becoming a partner. For example, the buy-in process, how you get paid etc You will be asked to buy-in The process to become a partner is not just another promotion. It is where your partners trust you enough to have you as their business partner and…
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Buying signals: How to recognise them and swiftly close the sale
How do you know when a client is thinking of buying your services? They start to give off buying signals. This blog post answers the question, what are buying signals? Then, when you recognise a buying signal how to progress the sale swiftly to a conclusion with your potential client. What are buying signals Before I…
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How to build up a pipeline of new work via my network
How to create a pipeline of new work via your network Recently I have been having a similar conversation with my clients who are in the process of building up a pipeline of new work and their client portfolio via their network. Therefore, in this blog post I will share the conversation I had with…
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6 tips to get back on your feet if your role is “at risk”
How to achieve more with your blog
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7 things you must consider if you are leaving a firm as a result of redundancy or compromise agreement – Part 1
The Efficiency Coach advises on the issues you need to consider when leaving an organisation as a result of redundancy or compromise agreement.
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Business development advice that harms more than helps
Clients often tell me about the business development advice they have had from well-established partners in their firm. Lots of these tips are spot-on and very helpful. Others are . . . well, we have a chuckle! Some of the tips I have heard have been at best unhelpful and sometimes actually damaging to…
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Is your role ‘at risk’? 7 tips to help you cope with redundancy.
Whether you are already unemployed of facing redundancy, it can severely knock your confidence. The Efficiency Coach gives her eight tips on how to get your career back on track.
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8 tried and tested ways to increase your profile
It’s a common piece of feedback that many aspiring partners or directors will get told. In a professional services organisation, having a good profile leads to getting onto the plum assignments and being first in line for any promotions. But what does it mean, and how do you go about increasing your profile?
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Starting a law blog: 3 reasons you haven’t yet
Starting a law blog Starting a law blog can be a great way of building a strong profile and generating work from your own desk. So, why don’t many more lawyers do it? Or more to the point, why do so many lawyers have the intention to start a law blog but never quite get…
