Sometimes, the best way to get out of a career rut or to get ahead at work is to move firms. A scary thought, we know, but a move brings with it new opportunities for you to grab by the horns. If moving firms is part of your strategy for getting ahead at work, here’s …
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Do you feel stuck in your career path? How do you kick this career rut out of your way and get moving towards being a partner? Career lulls can happen to any professional. However, they tend to affect senior-level managers more than any other group level. Why? Because lawyers, accountants, and consultants at this level …
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Are you working towards a clear career path? If so, what are you doing to make sure that you are on your way to becoming the next partner? Making a Clear Career Path The career ladder has become somewhat of a career lattice in many firms. This is mainly due to the fast advancements in …
Feeling stuck in a career rut? Do you feel like you’re spending your days working just on work and you don’t have time for anything else? It is pretty common for lawyers, accountants, and consultants in practice to feel overwhelmed with work. However, this leads to not spending the time that you should in your …
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There used to be a presumption that if you were intelligent, hardworking, and good with clients, then after a suitable qualifying period, you would be invited to join the partner track. More recently, however, this is not the case. Now, only 10-30% of top accountants, lawyers and consultants will become partners at their firm. With …
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This week I spent a day working with 3 senior lawyers helping them start a partner-sized practice. For each of the three, I helped them define and articulate their brand. It only occurred to me as I reflected on my conversations that wherever you are in your career you need to have built a brand …
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How to say no gracefully is the challenge facing most people in professional services. Saying no to the wrong person or in the wrong way can be a career limiting move. Particularly if you are on Partner Track or seeking a promotion to the next level in your firm. The problem is everyone needs to …
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Whatever your reasons for taking a career break, it can be daunting to start the process of getting a role back in a partnership. It’s fairly common to be worried about: are my technical skills up-to-date? it’s a challenging time for getting a new job, will it be possible for me to actually get a …
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I recently read a great article by Leo Babauta: Develop resiliency: How to move towards your fears and suddenly a lot became clear about why so many highly talented people in Big 4 firms and other large professional service firms become a brake on their own career development. What was the premise of the article? In …
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