Do you look at partners and wonder how they got such a brilliant senior associate who just 'gets it'? And how your life would be easier if you had that trusted and capable number 2?

The secret is that great deputies aren't found, they are made.

In this episode, I dismantle the myth of the perfect 'number two'. Your partners have developed and invested in their 'number two'.

I explain that waiting for a finished article to arrive on your team is a losing strategy.

Instead, you need to actively invest your time to develop your junior members into the trusted support you need to get to partner.

Listen to this episode to discover:

- How to shift your mindset from finding talent to developing it.

- Why investing time in your team is the best way to boost your own career.

- Why scheduled feedback is the most powerful development tool you have.

- How to explain the "why" behind your changes to train juniors to think like you.

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