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How to become a rainmaker? Are these mistakes stopping you becoming a rainmaker in your firm?
By now you have realised that making partner is about more than technical ability and you also need to be winning regular work to be even considered as partner material. You are worried that even though you are trying to win work it just doesn’t seem to be happening for you. You need to know…
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7 mindset shifts you will need to make to become a rainmaker
By now you have realised that making partner is about more than technical ability and you also need to be winning regular work. You need to know how to become a rainmaker. This is a totally different set of skills than your technical skill-set so you may be worrying about how you can make this…
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12 proven tactics to get more referrals (these can’t not work!)
Ever wondered why people buy from people? It’s simple: people trust people. A referral is an extremely powerful exchange when it comes to business as it almost always converts to a new client. Why? Because the referral gives you instant value and credibility and trust has already been established for your potential client, and all…
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12 ways to navigate and survive your firm’s politics
If you are going to get promoted or make partner, you need to be able to navigate and survive your law or accountancy firm’s politics. Like any business, professional services firms are complex systems of egos, constituencies, issues, and rivalries. Even the best-managed firm has partners with strong egos, sensitivities, and empire protectors. But ignore…
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How to give feedback that works
How do we give feedback that works and is effective? Ideally, feedback is meant to be a gift. It’s a way for someone to be better and to do better. But as we all know, it doesn’t work this way in real life. People sometimes get triggered by feedback, positive or negative. So the question…
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5 signs that your role in the Big 4 is leading you to accounting burnout
Working in a Big 4 accounting firm comes with a whole lot of respect and rewards but it’s not without its challenges. The biggest one is surviving the demanding pressure day after day whilst somehow keeping your mental, emotional, and physical health intact. Is your Big 4 firm leading you to accounting burnout? Here are…
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How to not get overwhelmed when planning to go from senior manager to partner
How do you not get overwhelmed when planning your career goal from senior manager to partner? Planning to get to the next stage of your career can be overwhelming, especially when you are on a track from being a senior manager to partner. So how do you not get overwhelmed? How do you handle the…
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How do you know when you are ready to progress to partner?
How do you know when you’re ready to progress to partner? When is the right time to move forward in your career? There are really no tell tale signs that you are ready to take that partnership route. But most of the time, you will know when you should be moving forward in your career…
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How to prepare for your performance review and nail it!
It’s the time of the year for performance reviews. And when it comes to performance reviews, you have to know how to get the best out of that review for your career growth. So, how do you prepare for a performance review in a way that you will get the best out of it and…
