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

by Heather Townsend, Jo Larbie

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 cover the 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. 

Genres: Business

336 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2012

Reviews

[Jorė · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's few reliable sources of advice for career planning, if you leave all the BS on do what you love/everyone is a startup'er behind.
This book is a very good reminder that there are no overnight successes, and the best way of getting somewhere is by doing actual work. I bought it in a moment of despair and found lists of action steps highly useful. For me it's not that much about earning promotions or whatever - it is a good roadmap on using one's time at work usefully, being responsible for the value you bring and following your own improvement. Things I care about.
It is a bit too focused on the nature of law firms, but skipping all the "success stories" helps to ignore it. If I would be just out of uni starting my career, I would give myself this book, if I will find myself in another job crisis I will open it and if one day I need to help someone else to use their time at work wisely, this book will be helpful.
And it is surprising, because seriously, who doesn't have a paranoia about all "here's the smart way to achieve something" books?

[Annarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is useful and interesting, I liked how it is organized and the clear explanation.
I think it can be very useful for both people who are interested in a career and those who want to improve their life/work balance.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

[Toni Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

essential resding for every newly qualified professional ( and a good reminder for their bosses too)

[Gwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an audit trainee at a Big 4 firm, I gained invaluable knowledge from this book:

I don't want to make partner.

:)

[Anthony Deluca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has allot of great ideas and really sets a foundation one can user to advance their career to business ownership

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was actually pretty informative. Lots of take aways. Will take a lot of effort to get there and even more to stay there. One step as a time.