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Mindset – Why the Most Brilliant People in the Room Don’t Always Make Partner

The most technically brilliant professionals don’t always make partner. This episode of the How to Make Partner Podcast explores why, through the lens of the first, and most important, of the 12 key indicators of partnership readiness: Mindset. Using the real example of a lawyer with 98.5% utilisation who was asked to wait another year,…

The 5.5 processes you need to manage to have a sustainable practice
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The 5.5 processes you need to manage to have a sustainable practice

When someone asks how you’re going to grow your practice, most people’s answer is some version of: win more clients. But winning more work is only one of five and a half ways to grow a practice. And it’s not always the highest-leverage one. If your Business Case feels vague, e.g. lots of good intentions,…

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How to Deal with Professional Jealousy

We’ve all experienced workplace jealousy at some point or other. Whether we’ve felt it, witnessed it or been a victim, we can all acknowledge that it is a real issue. So, how do you deal with jealousy in a professional environment? We’ve outlined six strategies for how to deal with professional jealousy so you can…

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

Are you feeling stuck in your career in your accountancy, law or consulting firm? 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…

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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,  you can read about the importance of your Mindset in determining whether or not you’ll make partner. 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…

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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…

How to have a productive first day back at work
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How to have a productive first day back at work

Do you know that dip in productivity that you get after coming back from vacation? Where the first couple of days or even that first week goes slowly, and you tell yourself that you’re just getting back into the groove of things? This is what is known as the ‘post-vacation blues’ and many lawyers, accountants,…

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