Firm Culture Is Inevitable; Make It Work for You

Martin Bissett
Bissett

BONUS CHECKLIST: 5 ways to make sure the firm’s people believe in both themselves and the culture.

By Martin Bissett
Passport to Partnership

Cultural issues are dynamic, very broad and unique in each firm. As such it is a challenge to summarize them accurately and comprehensively.

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From our research, however, the wise choice for anyone wishing to get their passport to partnership appears to be to study

  • their firm’s existing culture,
  • that of its senior individuals and
  • that of those who have the ear of those senior individuals

to understand not only the route to partnership, but the terrain that they need to cross too.