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How to Deal with Overwhelm: 5 Effective Strategies 

We all feel overwhelmed from time to time. How do you manage your overwhelm whilst maintaining your performance at work? Throughout this article, we will discuss how to deal with feeling overwhelmed whilst continuing to perform in high-pressure industries such as law, accounting and consultancy. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make…

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The Ultimate Guide for Dealing With Difficult Clients

Have you ever wondered how much easier your job as a lawyer, accountant or consultant would be if you didn’t have to deal with difficult clients? You’re not alone! Unfortunately, difficult clients are part of the parcel when working in a professional service firm. So, what is the best way to deal with challenging client…

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Managing difficult conversations: 3 essential books to add to your arsenal

Here are 3 essential books that you need to add to your reading list if you are looking for sound advice on how to manage difficult conversations (and people). I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have a Life. I’m the leading global expert in what it takes to…

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How to educate your network and generate referrals

Generating referrals is a powerful way to grow your client portfolio, but getting your network to send them your way can be challenging. In fact, one innocent mistake could be stopping your network from sending you referrals altogether. In this blog post, we’ll explore a scenario that illustrates the common mistakes people make when trying…

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Do you know how to make partner in your firm? If you’re a lawyer, accountant or consultant and you are ambitious to get noticed as partner material by the partners in your firm, this is the place for you. Get ready to build your partner-ready skills – all the information you need is here! I’m…

How to create your partner business plan in 5 easy steps
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How to create your partner business plan in 5 easy steps

One of the partner business plan tools we use with our small firm clients is the STAGe model. This is widely used to create 3-year or 12-month business plans for them. The good news is that it is versatile enough to help you create your 3-year partner business plan or 12-month partner business plan or vision…

Create a cast-iron Business Case for partnership – your definitive guide
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Create a cast-iron Business Case for partnership – your definitive guide

Creating a persuasive and cast-iron Business Case for partnership in your law firm, consulting firm, Big 4, Accounting Firm or Magic Circle firm is probably the hardest part of making it through Partner Track into the partnership. In fact, the question we are most asked by senior managers, directors, and senior associates is how to…

What needs to go in the 12-month marketing plan for your business case for partner
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What needs to go in the 12-month marketing plan for your business case for partner

A key component of a partnership business case is the 12-month marketing and business development plan. This is where you set out exactly what you will do, in terms of marketing and business development, to achieve the promise of your partnership business case.  I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner &…

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Everything You Need To Get To Partner – And When You Get There, Stay There In ‘How to make partner and still have a life‘ and ‘Poised for partnership‘ we promised you more 40+ resources to take your learning from the page into the real world. We keep our promises. sign up now for your…

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