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How to stop partners from nicking your team
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How to stop partners from nicking your team

You've got a crucial deadline, your project is at a critical stage, and you have the perfect person on your team. Then a partner nicks your team member. Here's how to stop this happening going forward

Have you ever had a key team member reassigned by a senior partner, leaving you in the lurch?

It's a constant risk for anyone who manages assignments whether as a senior associate, director or even junior partner. It can leave you feeling powerless and scrambling to meet your deadlines.

This episode is all about taking back control by building a resilient team that can withstand internal politics. I'll share my practical tips to make your team almost poach-proof.

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • Why you should look for the overlooked "Steady Eddies" instead of the A-star performers everyone wants.

  • How to talk with your partners like a peer, turning a resource squeeze into a collective problem to solve.

  • Practical ways to be a great manager so that people want to work with you and are less likely to be tempted away.

  • The importance of having a Plan B and C for your resources so you are never caught off guard.

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Chapters

01:10 Steady Eddies

02:24 Think like a partner when talking about resource

03:05 Be the person people want to work for

04:00 Build your pipeline of interesting work

04:48 Have a plan B & C

05:54 Strategies for Team Development and Retention

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