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6 tips to make your Business Case for partnership so persuasive your partners have to say yes
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6 tips to make your Business Case for partnership so persuasive your partners have to say yes

How to construct a compelling Business Case for partnership Thinking of writing your Business Case? Perhaps you’ve been asked to present your Business Case for partner in a few weeks time, but you have no idea where to start.  We have worked with many clients to help them to write compelling and persuasive Business Cases…

3 key questions to answer in order to build up a Business Case when you are currently in industry
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3 key questions to answer in order to build up a Business Case when you are currently in industry

In this post, we look at how to build a Business Case for partnership when you are in industry and looking to return to practice as a partner. After working with people aiming to make partner, we know that considerable numbers of people are returning from industry into practice. Incentivised by the chance of finally achieving…

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How to become a recognised expert in your field

This is what I have done over the years to become a recognised expert in helping people make partner, and when they get there, stay there. Do you want to become a recognised expert in your field? For clients and work to come to you based on your known expertise? In this episode, I’m sharing…

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How to post content on LinkedIn without feeling icky

Does the thought of posting on LinkedIn fill you with a sense of dread? Do you worry about how to avoid the “cringe” or that “icky feeling” of being too salesy? If you see business development on platforms like LinkedIn as a necessary evil, something that feels unnatural and uncomfortable, you are not alone. Many…

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Diary Hijacked? How You Can Take Back Control of Your Time

Does your carefully planned week often get blown off course by Tuesday? Do you feel like your diary belongs to everyone but you – filled with urgent client demands, last-minute partner requests, and endless firefighting? It’s easy to feel like a victim of your schedule, constantly reacting instead of proactively driving your day. This feeling…

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It’s time to get comfortable with the ‘S Word’

You didn’t do all that study and gain your qualifications to become a sales person. But that’s exactly who and what you need to be if you want to move your career beyond being a manager or associate. Does the word “selling” make you wince? Do you see business development as something you’ll do later, when…

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The critical mindset shift you need to make if you want to make partner

Making partner is not just another promotion. It’s where you become an owner of the business and your partners’ business partner. It requires a significant mindset shift. YAre you technically brilliant? Do you consistently smash your targets and deliver great work for clients? That’s fantastic – but is it enough to make partner? Often, the…

How to Move from Manager/Associate to Senior Associate in your Firm

How to Move from Manager/Associate to Senior Associate in your Firm

Booking open NOW! Join me, Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have a Life for this free webinar on Thursday 13 November – it’s unmissable if you are a manager or associate wanting to move up in your career. How to Move from Manager/Associate to…

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How to make time for your career progression (even if it feels impossible)

How on earth can you make time for your career progression? Perhaps you start the year, or maybe come back from holiday, full of fantastic intentions to finally focus on making time for your career progression, only for those plans to evaporate within days under a mountain of client work and deadlines? You know you need to…

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