How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life: The Smart Way to Get to and Stay at the Top, Third Edition
- 5h 44m
- Heather Townsend, Jo Larbie
- Kogan Page
- 2020
Becoming a partner in a professional services firm is for many ambitious fee-earners the ultimate goal. But in this challenging industry, with long hours, high pressure and even higher expectations, how do you stand out from the crowd? How do you build the most effective relationships? And how do you find the time to do all of this and still have a fulfilling personal life? Now in its third edition, How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life equips individuals at the start of their career through to partner with the skills needed to reach and succeed at the leadership level.
How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life details the expectations and realities of being a partner and outlines how you can continue to achieve once you have obtained the much-coveted role. This edition is updated with guidance on developing the right mindset for success and the importance of mentoring and sponsorship. There is a specific focus on women and BAME professionals and the challenges faced by individuals coming from non-traditional or under-represented backgrounds. Heather Townsend and Jo Larbie provide a guide to help you tackle common obstacles and work smarter - not harder - to reach the top. Start your journey to partnership and still have the time for a life outside of work.
About the Authors
Heather Townsend is an executive coach who helps professionals achieve business and career success through networking and social media. She has coached, trained and mentored 1000+ professionals and is also the author of The Financial Times Guide to Business Networking.
Jo Larbie is a leading thinker in the world of talent management for professional service firms. She has experience in organizational and leadership development and as a lawyer, consultant, business coach, academic and senior international executive in global firms.
In this Book
-
Foreword
-
Overview and Introduction
-
What Does Being a Partner in the 21st Century Actually Mean?
-
What Do You Want from Your Career and Life?
-
Is Partnership for You?
-
The Four Different Routes to Partnership
-
How to Keep Your Mind and Body Working at Peak Performance
-
Creating and Writing Your Own Career Action Plan
-
How to Become Partnership Potential
-
How Your Role Will Change as You Move Upwards
-
How to Develop Yourself on the Way to Partnership
-
Building Your Support Team
-
Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize
-
How to Be Seen as ‘One of the Club’
-
How to Look, Sound and Act the Part
-
How to Build Your Network for Life
-
How Your Firm Makes Money
-
How to Find the Time to Fit it All In
-
Managing and Leading Your Way to Success
-
How to Become the ‘Go To’ Expert for Your Firm and Profession
-
Building Your Own Client Portfolio
-
Overcoming the Final Hurdles to Making Partner
-
How to Make a Successful Transition to Partner—Your First Steps as a Partner
-
How to Build Strong Leadership Teams
