6 tips to successfully work with unreasonable partners – have you used any of these?
This article gives you 6 ideas, tips and techniques to successfully work with an unreasonable partner
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6 ways to improve your confidence
Being in practice can at times be stressful. How does the saying go? My job would be easy if I didn’t have any clients? You know, and I know that in the world of professional services your survival and career progression depends on you feeling good. Do you, like Heather and I, ever have any…
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Why is regularly ‘feeding your soul’ so important to making partner?
If you are going to work at peak performance, then you need to think differently about your health and well-being. Or as Chris William’s, performance coach to partners in the magic circle and Big 4, puts it, “Alternative Asset Management”. Most of us will find ourselves working at full stretch on the journey to get…
9 easy non-verbal signals which mean all is not going well
In our recent blog series on how to navigate your firm’s politics successfully (part 1, part 2, part 3), we talked about the need to learn to read non-verbal body language. Very often it is a person’s body language, which will give the greatest clues to their state of mind. The skill of reading non-verbal body language can…
What are political mistakes? And, can they really wreck my career?
In this blog post we will look at what we mean by political mistakes. Firstly, let us remind ourselves about what I mean by being politically savvy: (definition is taken from ‘how to make partner and still have a life’) ] Being politically savvy is a key skill for climbing the career ladder in professional…
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Stop saying ‘fine’ if you want to develop a profitable relationship
I was reading a great blog post by Dinah Liversidge on ‘is being ‘fine’ costing you business’, which prompted me to think in more detail about how being ‘fine’ is hindering your from developing your personal brand and relationships further. Dinah, in her article, examines really well the reasons why we say it. In this…
Advancing Your Career | Blog | Managing yourself | Personal Development | Personal Impact | Work/life balance
9 tips to help you get a great night sleep
I looked at the clock… 01:00. Damn, I knew I had to wake up in 4 hours time, and despite my best efforts I’d not managed to fall asleep since going to bed 3 hours ago. My body was tired, I was yawning but my brain seems to be wired and despite my best efforts…
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How to ACE your presentation regardless of who is in the audience
I thought my presentation was going OK, then 1 person killed it at the end. How you can learn from my experience Do some people put you off? Have you ever had to give a presentation and been afraid, or thought that it wasn’t quite hitting the mark? I have found out that it isn’t…
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