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8 tips to help you spend less time networking & more time winning business
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8 tips to help you spend less time networking & more time winning business

If you want to make partner you need to show you can win business. It is often the lack of a client following that stops so many talented professionals from making the step up to partner. One of the biggest barriers I hear potential partners tell me about is actually finding and making the time…

7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making?
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7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making?

The days when you could get to partnership as a brilliant technician are long gone… Even if you only work on very big-ticket items, to get to be a Magic Circle, Big Law, Big 4 partner or partner at a large firm you still need to have proved your ability to win work and be…

The 4 Best Business Networking Books for Lawyers and Accountants
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The 4 Best Business Networking Books for Lawyers and Accountants

Both networking and self-improvement are crucial to successful business development, but with so many sources of information and so little time, many business owners don’t know where to start. Do you need help with networking? Perhaps you’re an introvert and you tend to avoid it or you’re a social butterfly and you want to know…

6 reasons why you must not neglect your internal network if you want to get to partner
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6 reasons why you must not neglect your internal network if you want to get to partner

When you think about networking, I bet you think about going OUT to an event, where you shake hands and meet strangers OR trying to do something on LinkedIN.  Over the years. many partners have told me that the number one reason why professionals like you find your careers stalling is that you neglect your…

How to create content which will continuously bring you in new business
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How to create content which will continuously bring you in new business

Ask any accountant, lawyer or consultant “How do you win clients?” and they’ll likely say that you look for your ideal prospect. Then, you target them through your marketing or attend networking events to make contact. Finally, you work on building that relationship over time. This, of course, is right but what many professionals don’t…

7 foolproof ways to attract corporate clients and win big contracts
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7 foolproof ways to attract corporate clients and win big contracts

Senior decision makers in large corporations don’t spend much of their time searching online or using social media. Unlike smaller firms or businesses, they don’t go out to networking events and all of their emails and calls are often screened by assistants. So how do you attract corporate clients if you can’t get in front…

How to increase your profile in your firm (without becoming inauthentic or annoying)
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How to increase your profile in your firm (without becoming inauthentic or annoying)

How do you increase your profile at in your firm? Very often you’ll hear and you’ll be told that to make partner, you have to raise your profile. But how do you do it? You might say, “Oh, let’s just have the results do the talking”. But the truth is, it doesn’t really work that…

How to set up a referral network of your own, even if you don’t know where to start
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How to set up a referral network of your own, even if you don’t know where to start

How do you set up a referral network of your own? Whether you’re a lawyer or an accountant, one of the easiest ways to get onto that partnership track is to start winning work through a network of introducers, or a referral network. But how do you set up a referral network? I’ve put together…

How to make sure you get the referral rather than your partner
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How to make sure you get the referral rather than your partner

There’s nothing worse than putting in the work and the hours only to get overlooked for a referral. It’s a crushing feeling, especially when it goes to your partner instead. What did they do that you didn’t? While it might feel like you did everything you could, you may be missing a few key areas…

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