This was a great question that I received in my inbox from someone who has recently signed up for my career kitbag. Here was my answer: I don’t think that there is a definitive answer to that question. It all depends on your firm and your own career aspirations. Your aim ideally needs to be …
Career Clinic: How long should I be prepared to wait to be made up to partner? Read More »
It’s an interesting dilemma – should I take the offer of partnership, or should I start my own practice? It’s also a dilemma faced by the lucky ones. The accountants, lawyers or consultants who have got to the point in their career where they are a hot property. This was a question posed to me …
In today’s blog post, we look at the differences between a fixed share equity partner, (or as it is sometimes called fixed-share partner), a full equity partner or a salaried partner. There is a big difference in these three different types of partners. This is an extract taken from ‘How to make partner and still …
What are you being offered? Salaried partner? Fixed-share partner? Equity partner? Read More »
Part of your firm’s partnership admission process in your journey to make partner will probably involve a presentation of your business case and personal case for partnership to a selection of partners. These partners are typically some of the most influential in the partnership. Nerve-wracking stuff! This blog post will give you ten tips to …
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There are two parts to your business case, and as mentioned in ‘what do you need to put in your business case for partnership‘, there is the rational, logical part and then the emotional part – which isn’t written down. If you are going to make partner, you will need to focus on both parts …
What’s the emotional part of my business case for partnership? Read More »
There are many reasons why your application for partnership is not accepted. Here are the five most common mistakes aspiring partners make when they apply for admission to the partnership. 1. Not building up a fan base in the partnership Until you are a partner you do not have the right to sit at the …
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In this article, I share with you the clues which you need to be looking for to understand what the partners will require from the future firm’s partners. Regardless of whether you are a lawyer, accountant or consultant, these clues will form part of your personal and business case for partnership. This blog post was taken …
4 clues to identify where the new partners will be needed in your firm Read More »
Following on from last week’s blog post on what you need to do before you start writing your personal business case for partnership, we are now considering in the last part of this 2 part blog post, (Part 1 here) a vital step to making partner – building up your fan base with the partners in …
8 ways of building up your fan base with your partners – Part 2 Read More »
Following on from last week’s blog post on what you need to do before you start writing your personal business case for partnership, we are now considering in this 2 part blog post, a vital step to making partner and achieving this last hurdle – building up your fan base with the partners in your …
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