Is the Associate role the most demanding in the consultancy industry?

 In this epsiode I am delighted to be joined again by Matthew Easton; leadership coach to the construction industry. In this chat, we discuss; Danger of promoting to associate based on time served The challenges Associates face How to work out who is Associate material The need to support with training on people management The importance of senior management supporting middle managers Why the Associate role is probably the hardest role in consultancies The danger of keeping Associates at 100% utilised fee earning - they have no time to be a decent manager Businesses willingness to let people make mistakes to learn The need to listen to feedback within a business Why exit interviews are too late to correct issues Why Good companies end up with bad managers The need to tell your boss if you are unhappy Why businesses need to be better at communicating to their people The danger of burning bridges when people leave a business