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7 things that will slowly but steadily kill your career in professional services

An old post of Dr. Travis Bradberry popped up on my timeline recently. It was entitled 9 things which will kill your career. It is definitely worth a read in my opinion. It made me think about what will slowly but surely kill your career in professional services. How much of these will match up…

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How to return to work after caring for children or aging parents

John Moss and I were asked a cracking question in one of our regular “How To Become A Member Of The Club” webinars. “I was at a senior level (not yet partner) at work before taking time away looking after children and an elderly parent. How should I handle my return to work?” It’s an…

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Exiting your firm to set up on your own? Read this first

If you are currently in practice and thinking about starting your own practice, this blog post tells you what you can expect from your soon-to-be-former employer and how to get your first clients. Starting your own practice: Not as easy as it may seem I’ve been privy to two situations where a director of a firm has…

How to win new clients
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Asking an older partner about their succession – 4 great tips

John Moss and I were asked a cracking question in one of our regular “How To Become A Member Of The Club” webinars. “I’m taking the older partner out to breakfast to get him in my corner.  Any tips for getting a road-map for his succession, and how I’m going to be part of it?”…

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4 very unusual tips to help you use your performance appraisal to get what you want and need from your firm

In this post I share the advice I have given to several clients about how to get exactly what they want and need from their annual performance appraisal or as it is sometimes called performance review.  How to prepare for a performance appraisal I’ve got a confession to make. I never really liked having my…

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