Go-To Expert – Why Trying to Be Good at Everything is a Career-Limiting Strategy
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Go-To Expert – Why Trying to Be Good at Everything is a Career-Limiting Strategy

Only 50% of professionals on the partnership track say they are known as the Go-To Expert for a specialism, both inside and outside their firm. This episode is about what it takes to get into that half, and why this will help you progress to partner quicker. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How…

Delegation or are you freeing yourself up for higher value activities?
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Delegation or are you freeing yourself up for higher value activities?

Only 41% of professionals on the partnership track say they have a trusted group of people they regularly delegate to. This episode explores why that gap is so costly. And what to do about it. This episode explores what effective delegation actually looks like, where it typically breaks down, and how to build the team…

Support Team – The people you need around you to make it to partner
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Support Team – The people you need around you to make it to partner

Six in ten professionals actively pursuing partnership are doing so without the active backing of the key people who could open doors for them. They are relying on their work to speak for itself. On partner track, that is rarely enough. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still…

Plan – Why good intentions will not get you to partner
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Plan – Why good intentions will not get you to partner

Only 31% of professionals pursuing partnership have a career plan that is genuinely guiding their progression. Nearly seven in ten are navigating one of the most important career transitions of their lives on good intentions alone, and then wondering why six months have gone by and nothing has moved. This episode covers the third of…

business development strategies
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Business networking tips for accountants (7 ways to save you heaps of time!)

Business Networking. It’s the key to success yet also one of the biggest drains on time, time that most professionals such as lawyers, accountants and consultants just don’t have to spare.  So what are your choices: put business networking off to spend time on tasks that give you an instant return on investment? Dedicate the…

productivity tips for accountants
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The Number 1 secret to increasing your productivity as an accountant

Do you know this number 1 secret to increasing your productivity? This is one of the best productivity tips for accountants out there. Productivity tips for accountants: organise your area Until the profession embraces paperless working, paper and clutter are always going to be part of an accountant’s life. It sounds like a fairly simple…

productivity hacks
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8 fool-proof productivity hacks for accountants, lawyers, and consultants

As an accountant, lawyer or consultants, how can you make the best out of your time? Here are 8 productivity hacks that you can use to your best. Productivity Hacks for Better Time Management With accountants, lawyers, and consultants having so much to do in what forever seems like so little time, it’s no wonder…

Business networking plan template
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How to build a solid networking plan to save time when networking (in just 5 steps!)

Do you feel like your networking efforts are just meaningful conversations which go absolutely nowhere? Do you know how each networking event will help you achieve your personal and professional goals? Do you know how to use social media to win work and make valuable connections? The key to networking effectively is to have a…

networking for introverts
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12 tips for introverts from an introvert who wrote a best-selling book on networking

Did you know that between one-third to half of all people are introverts? This is quite ironic because, if like me, you are more introverted, it can often feel like you are the only person in the room that is shy or terrified of starting that first conversation. When it comes to networking, there is…

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