How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life - The Smart Way to Get to and Stay At the Top

Informationen zum Autor Heather Townsend helps professionals and firms become the go-to-expert. Over the last decade! Heather has worked with over 100 partners! coached and developed 1000+ professionals in the UK's most ambitious professional practices.Jo Larbie is a leading thinker in the world of talent management for professional service firms. She has over 20 years experience in organisational and leadership development and as a lawyer! HRD Director! consultant and executive coach. She has been personally responsible for many hundreds of professionals successfully taking the step up to partner. Klappentext Making partner is has always been the goal of ambitious young lawyers! accountants and other professionals.Fully updated with the latest insights to tackle all the most current challenges in this fast developing industry! this 2nd edition of "How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life" offers advice on how to stand out! be in the right place at the right time and build skills to overcome all hurdles on the path to partnership. Townsend and Larbie! both experienced coaches! help associates make informed decisions on whether or not making partner is the right step for them; if it is! they'll guide them to take the promotion while having a life of their own. They coverthe different routes to partnership! building a reputation to outshine peers! time management! developing relationships! keeping control of career and personal life! creating and writing a career plan! and what to do after the promotion. They have also added new information on what being a partner in the 21st century means! the importance of sponsorship! how to tackle gender bias and enforce gender diversity! and overcoming the final hurdles of being made partner." Offers a route map for this challenging career path to enable professionals to structure, plan and focus their development, supported by practical exercises, diagnostic tools, templates and case studies Zusammenfassung Attain the ultimate prize in professional services with this definitive guide to becoming a successful partner - and still having a life outside work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter - 00: Overview and introduction; Section - ONE: Is partnership right for you?; Chapter - 01: What does being a partner in the 21st century actually mean?; Chapter - 02: What do you want from your career and life?; Chapter - 03: The four different routes to partnership; Chapter - 04: Is partnership for you? Making the right choices; Section - TWO: Building a firm foundation for partnership; Chapter - 05: How to become partnership potential; Chapter - 06: How to develop yourself on the route to partnership; Chapter - 07: Creating and writing your own career action plan; Chapter - 08: Building your support team; Chapter - 09: How your firm makes money; Chapter - 10: How to be seen as 'one of the club'; Chapter - 11: How to find the time to fit it all in; Chapter - 12: How to look! sound and be the part; Section - THREE: Surviving the early years; Chapter - 13: How to build your network for life; Chapter - 14: How your role will change as you move upwards; Chapter - 15: Keeping your eyes on the prize; Chapter - 16: How to keep your body working at peak performance; Section - FOUR: How to build your own client portfolio and team; Chapter - 17: How to become the 'go to' expert for your firm and profession; Chapter - 18: Building your own client portfolio; Chapter - 19: Managing and leading your way to success; Section - FIVE: On partner track - the final steps; Chapter - 20: Overcoming the final hurdles to making partner; Section - SIX: Succeeding as a partner; Chapter - 21: First steps as a partner; Chapter - 22: How to build strong leadership teams; ...

Product details

• Authors: Jo Larbie, Heather Townsend, Heather Larbie Townsend
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2016
• EAN: 9780749478803
• ISBN: 978-0-7494-7880-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management