Description
Inside Knowledge provides practical guidance for women working in professional service firms who aspire to achieve their full potential in what have traditionally been male working environments. It explores what women can do to achieve careers in professional service firms commensurate with their knowledge, skills, experience and talent.
The book draws on the knowledge accumulated during the author's thirty years of experience working in and for such firms, supplemented by what she has learned from her work with hundreds of professional women and men that she has coached in accountancy, law and consulting firms as well as in award-winning women's leadership programmes.
The practical exercises that appear within the book have been extensively tested and finely honed over time and are designed to build on one another, thereby allowing readers to manage their careers efficiently and effectively. They help the reader to articulate what she wants from her career and what she can offer a professional service firm, ensuring that others understand her ambitions, hopes and dreams as well as her knowledge, skills and expertise. The exercises build to provide guidance for managing office politics, developing business and ultimately obtaining the desired results from appraisals and promotion opportunities.
About the Author
Alison Temperley leads the design, delivery and coaching of global women's leadership programmes for Linklaters and Allen & Overy, and co-leads the global programme for Bird & Bird. She was also the coaching designer and joint programme director for the EY EMEIA women's leadership programme for 8 years, working with Cranfield University. Alison has worked both for and with professional service firms for over 30 years. A qualified Chartered Accountant, with a master's degree in Organisational Psychodynamics, she combines practical business experience with an understanding of the driving forces that shape the careers of those who work for partnerships. Her business experience ranges from senior client-facing roles to the Head of Career Development for PwC's EMEA tax and legal practice.
Reviews
For women working as accountants, lawyers, or consultants, this guide explains how to maximize their potential in their firm and get noticed, sponsored, and promoted. Drawing on her work as a coach with women in these firm, the author discusses the context of their work, the predominance of male partners, and the individual, organizational, and societal factors involved in this imbalance; why women should focus on their careers and how they can get the most out of their time and brains; how they can consider what they offer and their ambitions; how to assess feedback and take stock of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; impression management and the role of politics; interactions with the outside world; development networks, sponsors, and role models; how to find equilibrium between career and life; how to understand financial contributions to the firm and develop client relationships; and how to engage with the firm during appraisal and promotion processes. -- Annotation (c)2017 * (protoview.com) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781787145665
Author Alison Temperley
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
The book draws on the knowledge accumulated during the author's thirty years of experience working in and for such firms, supplemented by what she has learned from her work with hundreds of professional women and men that she has coached in accountancy, law and consulting firms as well as in award-winning women's leadership programmes.
The practical exercises that appear within the book have been extensively tested and finely honed over time and are designed to build on one another, thereby allowing readers to manage their careers efficiently and effectively. They help the reader to articulate what she wants from her career and what she can offer a professional service firm, ensuring that others understand her ambitions, hopes and dreams as well as her knowledge, skills and expertise. The exercises build to provide guidance for managing office politics, developing business and ultimately obtaining the desired results from appraisals and promotion opportunities.
About the Author
Alison Temperley leads the design, delivery and coaching of global women's leadership programmes for Linklaters and Allen & Overy, and co-leads the global programme for Bird & Bird. She was also the coaching designer and joint programme director for the EY EMEIA women's leadership programme for 8 years, working with Cranfield University. Alison has worked both for and with professional service firms for over 30 years. A qualified Chartered Accountant, with a master's degree in Organisational Psychodynamics, she combines practical business experience with an understanding of the driving forces that shape the careers of those who work for partnerships. Her business experience ranges from senior client-facing roles to the Head of Career Development for PwC's EMEA tax and legal practice.
Reviews
For women working as accountants, lawyers, or consultants, this guide explains how to maximize their potential in their firm and get noticed, sponsored, and promoted. Drawing on her work as a coach with women in these firm, the author discusses the context of their work, the predominance of male partners, and the individual, organizational, and societal factors involved in this imbalance; why women should focus on their careers and how they can get the most out of their time and brains; how they can consider what they offer and their ambitions; how to assess feedback and take stock of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; impression management and the role of politics; interactions with the outside world; development networks, sponsors, and role models; how to find equilibrium between career and life; how to understand financial contributions to the firm and develop client relationships; and how to engage with the firm during appraisal and promotion processes. -- Annotation (c)2017 * (protoview.com) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781787145665
Author Alison Temperley
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
