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20 Tips for courteous office behaviour if you want to make partner
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20 Tips for courteous office behaviour if you want to make partner

ByHeather Townsend

This is a guest post is by Katherine Everitt-Newton, a resilience coach. A chance encounter in the office triggered this post on Courteous Office Behaviour. Being liked and respected by your peers and colleagues goes a long way to helping you get to get noticed for partner track and make partner. Courteous behaviour is just…

Why we need to go towards fear if we are to progress our career
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Why we need to go towards fear if we are to progress our career

ByHeather Townsend

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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Changing a poor reputation: how much time should you invest?

ByHeather Townsend

In one of our regular “How To Become A Member Of The Club” webinars, John Moss and I were asked a fantastic question about how much time you should invest in changing a poor reputation before moving onto a different firm? Here is how John and I responded: Changing a poor reputation?  How big is the…

8 tried and tested ways to increase your profile
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8 tried and tested ways to increase your profile

ByHeather Townsend

It’s a common piece of feedback that many aspiring partners or directors will get told. In a professional services organisation, having a good profile leads to getting onto the plum assignments and being first in line for any promotions. But what does it mean, and how do you go about increasing your profile?

Free Webinar from 2016!: How to stand out from your peers so you get on partner track

ByHeather Townsend

Free Webinar: How to stand out from your peers so you get on partner track 19 Oct 2016 12:00 and 18:00 UK time Making partner in any firm is a competition. You need to be able to stand out from your peers in such a way that your partner’s can’t help but want you as…

This cautionary tale will make you consider your online footprint
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This cautionary tale will make you consider your online footprint

ByHeather Townsend

Tips for getting business referrals I’ve written several articles about how you can use social media to boost your reputation and generate referrals.  However, just like your physical image, your online image needs tending and careful grooming. What does your online footprint say about you? Are you aware of how much attention it receives? How much…

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