bonus: three outlooks from our exclusive expert council: grundy, pipe, dunn.
by martin bissett
passport to partnership
the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses from existing partners of accounting practices in a conversational style. examples that really stood out on the realities of individual variances in firm culture are showcased below.
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if we really like them, we’ll take them out to dinner with the partners to see how they cope in that environment.
meaning, can they hold their own intellectually in more senior circles? how would they then behave when meeting with other senior executives as a contemporary of theirs? this is a huge consideration for existing partners as the reputation, goodwill and future new business of the practice is influenced greatly by how well the firm is represented by its chosen ambassador (e.g. you).
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