Discover your Partnership Readiness Score

How ready are you to make partner? Find out exactly what to work on to get noticed

(regardless of how hard your Partners make it for you)

Your Partnership Readiness Score will show you how ready you are for partnership and which of the 12 indicators you need to work on to make it!

There’s so much to think about and work on when you’re ambitious to make partner. To make sure you are working on the right things, we’ve developed a fantastic online assessment to profile exactly where you should be prioritising your efforts to progress your career to partner.

The Assessment is based on our experiences of helping hundreds of accountants, lawyers and consultants go all the way to Partner. It takes around 10-15 minutes to complete so set aside some time before you get started! This a formal assessment which will prompt reflection and focused action.

Finish the Assessment and you’ll receive your personalised Partnership Readiness Traffic Light Report. The report breakdowns your current performance against the 12 key indicators. It then gives you personalised suggestions on what to prioritise first for the maximum impact. What are you waiting for?

  • Discover how well you perform
    Answer 71 questions to discover how well you perform against the 12 key indicators which make up your Partnership Readiness Score
  • 10-15 minutes to complete
    100% free and takes between 10 – 15 minutes to complete
  • Free Downloadable E-Book
    Everyone who completes the test will get a free electronic copy of Poised For Partnership

“I am now a Partner in EQ Accountants LLP, a large independent firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers, and I still refer to the ‘career plan’ and various other resources provided by Heather and her team.

The How to Make Partner / Progress to Partner programme was an invaluable resource as I made the transition from employee to Partner.

I would highly recommend Heather and her team for professional development that demystifies the journey as you Progress to Partner, allowing you to focus your efforts in growing the size of your firm.”

Gordon Buist – EQ Chartered Accountants

“I found the assessment really helpful as it gave me a lot of pointers as to how to go about getting the necessary skills to become a partner”

Assistant Manager – KPMG

Make time for this assessment – it’s not a pop quiz!

The questions used in this test have guided 100s of people successfully to make Partner in their Accountancy, Legal and Consultancy firm. It has been designed to help you reflect and prioritise what areas to address first. Our executive coaches often use this assessment to start working with their clients who are keen to make it to partner.

Take the free Partnership Readiness Assessment to find out how ready you are to make partner and what you need to work on to get there.

Need more help? Book your coaching session with one of our Executive Coaching Team to have them guide you through your results & help you prioritise your next steps.

Learning & Development professional? Talk to us about using the Partnership Readiness Assessment within your firm to help your high potential managers and senior managers to develop and improve to progress their career to partner

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12 Key Indicators to See What You Need to Address in Order to Make Partner

Business Development Habit

Do you routinely do a bit of business development each day?

Direction

Do you know what really makes you tick and what you stand for?

Personal Case

Do you match up against the criteria required for partners in your firm?

Support Team

Do you have the right support team in place to help you go all the way?

Delegation

Do you have the right people to delegate to so you can free yourself up to focus on partner type duties?

Go-to Expert

Are you widely known and seen as an expert in what you do? Does work come directly to you?

Referral Network

Have you built referral networks to supply you with enough of the right type of work?

Mindset

Do you have the right mindset to transition from senior employee to business owner?

Career Plan

Do you have a career plan guiding you to do the right things at the right time?

Member of the Club

Do your partners trust you to deliver and have you as your business partner?

Business Case

Are you implementing a robust business plan to help you grow the profits of your firm?

Partner Admission Process

Have you prepared for each element of the process? Can you succinctly pitch your business case?

Your likelihood to progressing your career from manager/associate to Partner is dependent on how well you match up against the 12 key indicators.

To be in with the best chance of making partner you need to score highly on all 12 key indicators.

Use the Partnership Readiness Assessment to discover exactly where to prioritise your efforts to make partner in 10-15 mins.

The personalised report will save you much heartache, wrong turnings and time going forward. It shows you exactly how best to use the little time you have available to progress your career.

  • Rate yourself against 71 statements
    See how near or far you are from partner by taking our test.
  • Review your amber and red traffic lights
    Once your score has been calculated by our system, take a look at how well you performed across the 12 Key Indicators. We’ll provide you with a tailored insight into how to eliminate your amber and reds with suggested actions and expert tips.
  • Get a copy of Poised For Partnership
    Review your results and then use the book to start addressing your areas to develop today.

Discover the areas you need to focus on to increase your chances of making Partner

The questions used in this test have guided 100s of people successfully to make Partner in their Accountancy, Legal and Consultancy firm. It has been designed to help you reflect and prioritise what areas to address first.

Our executive coaches often use this assessment to start working with their clients who are keen to make it to partner.