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What is a partner track? (And why is this important to your career?)
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What is a partner track? (And why is this important to your career?)

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 in your firm . More recently, however, this is not the case. Now, only 10-30% of top accountants, lawyers and consultants will become partners…

Career Clinic: I’ve just been promoted to senior manager, is it to soon to be thinking about partnership?
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Career Clinic: I’ve just been promoted to senior manager, is it to soon to be thinking about partnership?

Now you’re a senior manager, when should you be thinking about partnership? Good question! Depending on your firm, your next step may actually be to partner. Some firms use the director role as a career full-stop, whereas some use the director role as a key step towards partnership. Therefore, do ask your partners and HR…

Why you need to be a BRAND to progress your career in the professions
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Why you need to be a BRAND to progress your career in the professions

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…

5 practical steps to going back into a partnership after a career break
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5 practical steps to going back into a partnership after a career break

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…

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

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…

Join our Free webinars – building and pitching your business case at all stages of your career

Live Webinars: BUILDING & PITCHING YOUR BUSINESS CASE FOR PARTNER 18th September 2017 FREE training on how to build and pitch your business case for partner – whatever stage you’re at in your career With Heather Townsend and John Moss 12 pm BST 7 am EDT 9 pm AEST HOW TO WRITE & PITCH YOUR…

7 things that will slowly but steadily kill your career in professional services
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7 things that will slowly but steadily kill your career in professional services

An old post of Dr. Travis Bradberry popped up on my timeline recently. It was entitled 9 things which will kill your career. It is definitely worth a read in my opinion. It made me think about what will slowly but surely kill your career in professional services. How much of these will match up…

Here is your copy of your ebook: How to find your next role after a career setback

Here is your copy of your ‘How to find your next role after a career set back’ ebook Click on the image to download it. We’ve also sent you a copy by email. Talk soon, Heather The Go-To Expert ***** 45+ Amazon 5 star reviews The Go-To Expert provides no-nonsense advice on managing your transition into a well-known…

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