5 key ingredients needed if you are to be seen as ‘partnership potential’
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5 key ingredients needed if you are to be seen as ‘partnership potential’

The route to partnership in a law, accountancy or consulting firm is a hard slog. However, there are often a few number of people who seem to be given extra help and all the right assignments and experiences to make it to partner. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner &…

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Find out why potential partners need to be a triple threat

If you were a director or senior associate and bringing in work worth over £1 million, you would think that you would be a sure bet for partnership. This may not always be the case, read on to find out more… I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make…

7 signs that your firm will put on you on partnership track – and your technical ability isn’t one of them
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7 signs that your firm will put on you on partnership track – and your technical ability isn’t one of them

Did you know that behind closed doors your partners are considering whether you are future partner material? This will have a huge influence on whether you make partner at your firm, or any other firm. This may happen very formally with a firm doing a talent audit, or very informally when partners get together. In…

6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…
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6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…

Many young professionals sadly never achieve their burning ambition of making partner, regardless of whether they start at a Big 4 firm. However, it’s pretty easy to see who is going to make it through to partnership, just by looking out for these six clues. 1. Have a rough timescale to make partner Those future…

Making Partner: Why has the average age to make partner increased to 40?
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Making Partner: Why has the average age to make partner increased to 40?

Making partner: How long does it take? When I started in professional services in 2004, making partner by the age of 30 was seen as very, very good going – and only the exceptional people did this. The few partners who did this were always spoken of in hallowed tones, and seen to be the…

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How to make partner at a Big 4 firm? (part 2)

Why do professionals want know how to make partner at a Big 4 firm? How to make partner at a Big 4 firm? This is often seen as the pinnacle of achievement for any accountant or consultant. In the last part of this two part article series, I dig into exactly how to make partner…

The 4 different routes to partnership
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The 4 different routes to partnership

This article first appeared in top-consultant.com . If you currently work in a professional services firm, or have ambitions to move into this field, ‘making partner’ is often the holy grail of the career-minded individual. Heather Townsend and Jo Larbie, authors of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’ explain the four different…

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The four different routes to partnership – Part 2

In the second part two-part blog post, taken from an extract of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’, we explore the four different routes you can take to get to partnership. (part 1 here) I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have a Life. I’m the…

The four different routes to partnership – Part 1
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The four different routes to partnership – Part 1

In this two-part blog post, taken from an extract of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’, we explore the four different routes you can take to get to partnership.  While each professional’s route to partner is different, there are four main routes: The Traditional Route: This is where you work your way…

If you want to make partner, put your head above the parapet
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If you want to make partner, put your head above the parapet

In our  ‘fast track to partner‘ audio masterclass series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Toni Hunter, George Hay, and Myfanwy Neville, Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP, two young partners who have successfully made the step up from director to partner in their accountancy practices. This was a frank and honest interview, stuffed full with pearls of…

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