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You’ve decided 2026 is your year. You’ve identified your ONE BIG FOCUS. You’ve blocked out time in your diary. You’re ready to go. But here’s what usually happens: you go too hard, too fast. You try to overhaul everything at once. You add business development on top of your crushing workload. You say yes to…
It’s early January. Fresh notebook. New determination. Clear goal: this is the year you make serious progress towards partnership. You’ve written down your intentions: “Build my profile. Win more work. Delegate more” By February, that notebook is buried under client files. By April, you’ve given up pretending. By December, you’re making the same promises for…
Picture this: It’s December 2026. You’re looking back at the year, and once again, you haven’t moved your career forward. Not really. You meant to. You had good intentions in January. But somehow, twelve months slipped by whilst you waited for the right moment, for your partners to give you clearer guidance, for your workload…
Picture this: You’re on the partnership track. Your partners want to see you being a good firm citizen – getting involved in office initiatives, social mobility programs, pro bono work, workplace culture activities. So you say yes. You say yes again. And again. But now you’re stretched thin. Your utilisation is suffering. You’re working longer…
Do you ever wonder why partners seem hesitant about your progression despite your strong performance? Here’s the truth: it’s not about your technical ability or billable hours. It’s about something partners call the “peace of mind test” – would they sleep soundly knowing you’re handling their top client while they’re on holiday, or would they…
A milestone of making partner is paying the new partner buy-in fee. However, with such a huge sum of money, this can be quite a nerve-wracking step (especially since it may require you to take out a mortgage-sized loan *gulp*). To help ease any worries when it comes to the buy-in process, here is everything…
The Partnership Vote signals the end of Partner Track, and regardless of where you ended up, you have work to do! In this article, we outline the steps you need to take whether you were successful in the vote or you won’t be making partner this time around. *This blog is an excerpt from chapter…
“We regret to inform you that you were unsuccessful in the partnership admissions vote…” If you are reading this article because you have just been told you are not going to make partner this time around, I feel for you. Whether you expected it or not, it’s a blow to the ego and I’m guessing…
Working in mid-tier accounting firms vs Big 4 – what are the differences? This is an important question for many accountants and consultants, especially those looking for the best opportunity to progress their career to partner Why? Because their decision could be the difference between them being stuck on the ladder or progressing in their…
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