Hi I'm Heather Townsend. My weekly email tips will help you learn what you need to do to get noticed as "one to watch" in your firm (Hint, it's nothing to do with your billing). Join the 3000+ lawyers, accountants and consultants who are learning how to make partner. I am the author of 6 books including Poised For Partnership, How to make partner and still have a life, The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking and The Go-To Expert.
[H2MP] - Delegation is your secret power
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Have you had another week where you've been non-stop on client work? You've had no time to work on the things that are going to get you noticed for partner track? No time for networking or writing your LinkedIN post or your business development calls? Delegation is one of the Key Indicators that show you're ready to make partner. Why? Delegation is your ticket out of this trap. It frees you up from day-to-day client work so you can focus on partner type responsibilities. That's business development, building your practice, leading, not just doing! Because the bad news is, if you insist on hanging on to work and letting your only focus be achieving your billable hour targets, in time this focus will steadily but surely kill your career. It's not just dumping work on juniors but It's about clear briefings, setting checkpoints, and creating space to support your team. Watch my 1.30 mins video on why Delegation is so important (or click here) How to Delegate Like a Pro - learn the steps (click here) What have you delegated this week? What can you delegate next week? Speak soon, Heather PS - What would you score on Delegation? Take the Partnership Readiness Assessment here Heather Townsend Author (Poised for Partnership, the Financial Times Guide to Business Networking) Co-author How to Make Partner (and Still Have A Life) The leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior fee earner to partner, and when you get there, stay there. Founder of Progress to Partner Academy |
How to Make Partner from Heather Townsend
Hi I'm Heather Townsend. My weekly email tips will help you learn what you need to do to get noticed as "one to watch" in your firm (Hint, it's nothing to do with your billing). Join the 3000+ lawyers, accountants and consultants who are learning how to make partner. I am the author of 6 books including Poised For Partnership, How to make partner and still have a life, The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking and The Go-To Expert.
Hi Reader Do you secretly believe it’s just quicker and safer to do the work yourself? Are you worried about your junior blowing the budget and then having to redo it yourself? In this episode of the How to Make Partner Podcast, I break down the three biggest fears that get in the way of effective delegation. Using real examples from a recent coaching call with senior lawyers, I explore the anxieties around deadlines, budgets, and the quality of work coming back. This episode is full of...
Hi Reader You hit your targets. Clients trust you. Yet other people are getting the partner-track conversation. Your partners aren't just looking at quality of your work. They're looking for business development, commercial thinking and leadership, and it's rare for firms to spell out what those look like in practice. Progress to Partner Academy shows you. (and you can use code OCTEN by the end of October for £100 off) It's built for lawyers, accountants and consultants, with 14 self-paced...
Hi Reader When so much else is competing your time, it's easy to think you'll think about business development activities later. Or when it's quieter. But the problem here is that then, days, weeks and months go by and you have done barely any business development activities. It's time to think about working consistently on these activities by creating a new habit. It doesn't have to take hours of your time. You can start with just ten minutes a day. Watch this short video (less than 2...