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How early should I start preparing for partnership?

“How early should I start preparing for partnership?” is a question that I get asked by lawyers, accountants, and consultants very often. “I want to make partner in the next 12 months” is also something I hear, but more on that later. While it is possible to make it through the Partnership Admission Process within…

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How to kick-start your career when you’ve got stuck

Are you feeling stuck in your career? Have you lost your mojo? Are you bogged down by the same old, same old, but try as you might, you can’t put your finger on what you really want and what to do about it? Despite what you might see on social media, there are plenty of…

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How to move your career forward

NOTE: this post was written in 2021 after almost 12-months of Covid restrictions and lockdowns.  However, the advice on how to get your career moving forward is still invaluable so do read on! Whether you started the New Year with resolutions or specific goals or you just have clear intentions for where you want to…

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Partnership admissions process: what is involved?

The partnership admission process is shrouded in mystery. What is the process? What actually happens at an assessment centre? Is it the same in every firm? While this mystique helps to keep this esteemed partner image behind the curtain, the problem with mystery is that it often elicits fear. How can you prepare for something…

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The reason why your Mindset is the biggest predictor of whether you make it to partner (or not)

In this extract from Chapter 1 of the 3rd edition of Poised for Partnership, Heather Townsend talks about the importance of Mindset. The question came from the back of the room. It always does, doesn’t it? “After listening to your ‘10 lessons to make partner’ talk, which one of the 10 lessons is the one…

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Why habits, not goals, are essential to progress your career

If you were asked, “What will progress your career?” I’m pretty sure that your answer would be something akin to “goal-setting plus a lot of hard work.” This would be no surprise as isn’t that the winning combination for all the personal and professional goals that we set ourselves? Let me ask you something, how…

a man walking on train tracks to symbolise how to get put on the partner track
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How to get noticed so you are put on partner track (4 things you must do)

This article is based on a virtual workshop that we ran in 2020/21  It was the  Acing the Partnership Admissions Process Virtual Masterclass.You can listen to the full webinar inside Progress to Partner Academy  Scroll down to read the article or click the video link to listen to a snippet of the Masterclass. 4 things…

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7 biggest mistakes candidates make with the partnership admissions process

“Why haven’t I made partner yet?” “What made my colleague get partner over me?” “Why can’t I seem to make it through the partnership admissions process?” These three questions are ones that I hear time and time again from lawyers, accountants, and consultants who don’t make it through the partnership admissions process. While it’s true…

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Crafting a strong LinkedIn profile that gets you the results in a few simple steps

LinkedIn has become the place for professionals to network, as it is the social media platform where people network for mainly business reasons. It also has most of the decision makers you want to meet on it. When those decision makers ‘Google’ your name, LinkedIn is usually the first place that they will find you….

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Helping your clients go through the Buying Journey: How do you get your content to do your heavy lifting with clients

There are a lot of misconceptions around business development and content creation in the professional services world. The first of them being that it takes too much time. The second is that, as a lawyer, accountant or consultant, you need to sell your services. And these two are simply not true. If you want your…

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