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Your Business Case Isn’t Built Over a Weekend
Most people treat their Business Case like a document they’ll write when the time comes. A weekend project. Something to sort out when they’re close enough to partnership to need it. Here’s the truth: by the time you sit down to write it, it’s too late to build it. Your Business Case isn’t a document…
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How to Socialise Your Business Case with key partners Without Looking Desperate
You’ve been working on your Business Case for months, maybe years. You know you need to start talking to partners about your partnership ambitions and getting their buy-in. But here’s the problem: How do you actually have that conversation without coming across as presumptuous, pushy, or desperate? Do you prepare a full presentation deck? A…
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How to socialise your business case and career development plan without tripping over the politics of your firm
Imagine you’ve decided it’s time to have “the conversation” about your partnership ambitions. You book time with a senior partner in your firm. The meeting goes well. You feel energised. Then, a few days later, you sense something’s off with your direct line manager. The atmosphere has changed. They seem cool with you. What happened?…
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The Confidence Gap: Why Feeling ‘Ready’ is Overrated
How many times have you thought: “I’ll put myself forward for partnership when I feel more confident”? Or “I’ll start leading that client meeting when I’m sure I know what I’m doing”? Here’s the problem: you’re waiting for a feeling that only comes after you’ve done the thing, not before. The confidence gap isn’t about…
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Your next 90 days: how to get started and not burn out
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…
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The January Reality Check: how to make stuff actually happen
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…
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Stop Waiting for Permission: Why 2026 is Your Year to Act
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…
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To Say Yes or No? How to be seen as a good firm citizen without burning out
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…
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5 mistakes great candidates make on the way to partnership
You’ve spent years building your career. Strong financials, great client relationships, partners telling you you’re on track. You’re in touching distance of partnership – maybe 3 months away, maybe 15 months away. This should be the exciting final stretch. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: this is exactly when some of the best candidates accidentally derail themselves….
