Heather Townsend has worked with over 100 partners and coached and developed 1000+ professionals in the world's most ambitious professional practices. She is an in-demand international professional speaker and best-selling author of six books.

Jo Larbie is an executive coach specialising in inclusion. She coaches women and BAME professionals to develop the strategies they need to survive and succeed into senior and leadership roles. She brings experience gained from a successful career in leading international professional service firms including DLA Piper,, BDO LLP, Eversheds, and Arthur Andersen.

• • 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 keep your mind and body working at peak performance;
  • Chapter - 06: How to become partnership potential;
  • Chapter - 07: How to develop yourself on the route to partnership;
  • Chapter - 08: Creating and writing your own career action plan;
  • Chapter - 09: Building your support team;
  • Chapter - 10: How your firm makes money;
  • Chapter - 11: How to be seen as ‘one of the club’;
  • Chapter - 12: How to find the time to fit it all in;
  • Chapter - 13: How to look, sound and be the part;
• Section - THREE: Surviving the early years;
• • Chapter - 14: How to build your network for life;
  • Chapter - 15: How your role will change as you move upwards;
  • Chapter - 16: Keeping your eyes on the prize;
• 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: How to make a successful transition to partner and owner of your firm;
  • Chapter - 22: How to build strong leadership teams