Congrats Miss Dawn!!!
So happy you're reaping the benefits of your hard work and determination!
So happy you're reaping the benefits of your hard work and determination!
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Congratulations, Ms. Dawn[emoji322][emoji322][emoji322]!!
Your hard work and dedication has paid off—I’m so happy for you!!
BIG CONGRATS Miss Dawn!!! This is so wonderful (not surprising since we knew you were on track). I can’t tell you how excited and happy I am for you. Well deserved promotion!!!! Best news ever. I hope you and Mr Dawn celebrate this wonderful achievement soon. Congrats again
WooHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Congrats on such deserving news!! Can't wait to hear how you celebrate this milestone
Congrats Miss Dawn!!!
So happy you're reaping the benefits of your hard work and determination!
Thank you all so much!!
I have so much to share, but it’s been overwhelming! I’m finding it hard to process.
It’s only been announced within the Partnership right now and the congratulations are pouring in. I swear that yesterday was a sunny halcyon day just for me because today it’s been hailing!!
I’ve had such a difficult few months in the lead-up to it. There have been incessant deadlines, but I needed to prepare piles of documentation in relation to the evidence for my promotion. I’ve been working without a single day off for a month now, and I have dark circles under my eyes!! Everyone was really supportive except my old boss who isn’t a bad guy but he never sees talent in anyone and he’s really held me (and others) back. But I have a lot of champions now, and he basically just got in line with the wave of support, albeit being quite challenging and grumpy whenever he had a chance. He’s been very depressing and made me doubt myself a lot through all this.
The day before my panel interview, one of the founding partners told me: ‘you’ll be great; you don’t need to speak for 10 minutes as your timed introduction. All you need to do is get up and say “I’m passionate, I’m systematic, I bring people together, I’m cutting edge in my thinking and I have integrity. I’m Dawn. I welcome any questions you have for me”.’ I blinked at him, and said, “I’m not sure that’s quite what the panel interviewers have in mind for the timed introduction. I have 10 minutes”. He thought about it and added “you could also say I’m collaborative”
I mean it’s lovely he had that much faith in me, but honestly, what advice!! My CEO has been lovely, bless her. She said she wanted to do lunch a couple of weeks ago, and I was a bit nervous. She’s always 10 steps ahead of me in her thinking so I always feel like ‘what am I about to walk into?!’ And she did give me some really challenging feedback. She said I’ll be on the Board one day (which is the most senior tranche of Partners - most people don’t make it). But I have to change, she said. Listen more, and be vulnerable, because I am too self-reliant and she’s worried that I won’t let people in, and how can I lead a company if I don’t let people in?
Later she messaged me saying that she knows how hard it is to be vulnerable at work when I haven’t felt like anyone has my back, but that she and everyone is now there to support me through my career. She also said that she hoped she wasn’t too direct during our lunch, but that opening up would make me a stronger leader. She repeated that her and the wider team are on my side, and that I can rely on her if I ever need it. And she added, “Thank you for being awesome.”
(Yes, she said awesome. No she’s not American
)Notwithstanding the reassurance, I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed by all the feedback coming out of this process, and from my CEO, and I just feel pretty uncertain about the things I thought I was good at and it turns out I’m not so good... isn’t planning continual self-improvement, and then failing in your good intentions ALL the time, absolutely exhausting?!
And then I had the panel interview which was horribly hard, but I made it...
So now you’re all up to speed. Thank you my friends
No idea how to celebrate... I’m much too tired and happy
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Congratulations on your well deserved promotion. It’s a recognition of your hard work, talent and abilities as well as your potential. I love the founding partner’s advice to you as well as your CEO’s encouragement. So excited for you Miss_Dawn!
Thanks for sharing your journey with us Miss Dawn — we are all so proud of your accomplishments!!! Bravo for persevering through the challenges and never letting any less-than-helpful people discourage you!!! So glad to hear that your CEO, her team and others are absolutely rooting for you — as your TPF friends are (always remember that!!!!). Let this huge milestone sink in and enjoy. And do celebrate this weekend .
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Congratulations, Miss Dawn! This is the most wonderful news! You’ve worked so very hard and are absolutely deserving of this partnership. It’s a real testament to your skills, leadership and integrity. It’s so refreshing to hear the support from your CEO and the leadership team and that they are going to be there to guide you and your career. We’re so proud of you! Well done!
wow, that's fabulous- congrats!!! Especially wonderful after all that hard work!Thank you all so much!!
I have so much to share, but it’s been overwhelming! I’m finding it hard to process.
It’s only been announced within the Partnership right now and the congratulations are pouring in. I swear that yesterday was a sunny halcyon day just for me because today it’s been hailing!!
I’ve had such a difficult few months in the lead-up to it. There have been incessant deadlines, but I needed to prepare piles of documentation in relation to the evidence for my promotion. I’ve been working without a single day off for a month now, and I have dark circles under my eyes!! Everyone was really supportive except my old boss who isn’t a bad guy but he never sees talent in anyone and he’s really held me (and others) back. But I have a lot of champions now, and he basically just got in line with the wave of support, albeit being quite challenging and grumpy whenever he had a chance. He’s been very depressing and made me doubt myself a lot through all this.
The day before my panel interview, one of the founding partners told me: ‘you’ll be great; you don’t need to speak for 10 minutes as your timed introduction. All you need to do is get up and say “I’m passionate, I’m systematic, I bring people together, I’m cutting edge in my thinking and I have integrity. I’m Dawn. I welcome any questions you have for me”.’ I blinked at him, and said, “I’m not sure that’s quite what the panel interviewers have in mind for the timed introduction. I have 10 minutes”. He thought about it and added “you could also say I’m collaborative”
My CEO has been lovely, bless her. She said she wanted to do lunch a couple of weeks ago, and I was a bit nervous. She’s always 10 steps ahead of me in her thinking so I always feel like ‘what am I about to walk into?!’ And she did give me some really challenging feedback. She said I’ll be on the Board one day (which is the most senior tranche of Partners - most people don’t make it). But I have to change, she said. Listen more, and be vulnerable, because I am too self-reliant and she’s worried that I won’t let people in, and how can I lead a company if I don’t let people in?
Later she messaged me saying that she knows how hard it is to be vulnerable at work when I haven’t felt like anyone has my back, but that she and everyone is now there to support me through my career. She also said that she hoped she wasn’t too direct during our lunch, but that opening up would make me a stronger leader. She repeated that her and the wider team are on my side, and that I can rely on her if I ever need it. And she added, “Thank you for being awesome.”
(Yes, she said awesome. No she’s not American
Notwithstanding the reassurance, I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed by all the feedback coming out of this process, and from my CEO, and I just feel pretty uncertain about the things I thought I was good at and it turns out I’m not so good... isn’t planning continual self-improvement, and then failing in your good intentions ALL the time, absolutely exhausting?!
And then I had the panel interview which was horribly hard, but I made it...
So now you’re all up to speed. Thank you my friends
No idea how to celebrate... I’m much too tired and happy
A big big congratulationsDancing out of the office at 6.15 pm in the London sunshine, to go out...
I just made PARTNER!!!!!
Youngest in the full Partnership and also I think youngest ever.
Can’t believe it...
I know my friends like my random rambling diary updates, but I apologise if anyone is reading this in the expectation of a bag showcase! I’m often off-topic
Anyways, more rambling updates in a slightly giddy-with-happiness mood!
He was really funny. It’s quite cute. There’s an important initiative I run a couple of times a year, so immediately after my panel interview I had a meeting to discuss it with the founding partner and CEO - just me and them. Which is a reasonably big deal because I don’t usually have much interaction with them besides the times that the CEO randomly decides she wants to see me! Anyways, they were both saying “how did it go?” And I said “I don’t want to talk about it”. They were both quite indulgent and affectionate about it, like my nervousness was funny. But it’s a big deal to me!
Just because they can’t remember a time they were ever nervous doesn’t mean that I can be totally relaxed about being grilled by half a dozen people on every aspect of my career plans!
On the other hand it’s really lovely how many affectionate messages of congratulations I’ve gotten across the Partnership from all of our offices. I feel very spoiled
You are the sweetest, dearest Iam. It’s been such a hard 8 months, since my wobbles about all the international expansion last summer, and I’m just so grateful I managed to put my head down and work through it. I do owe my CEO for her timely intervention at that time, but you and my TPF friends were so lovely. I remember @Kendie26 and @GeorginaLavender and @tealocean all just propped me up with hugs and girl power
Thank you very much
Support has been a long time coming, but now that it’s here, it seems pretty solid. I think my CEO plans very long-term, and over the past 18 months she seems to have decided that I’m part of the future of her firm. Most people at my level barely see her, but she keeps tabs on me. She sent me a letter this week, which was a blend of affection and counsel. I’ve edited a lot of the specifics out, but isn’t it a lovely reassuring tone?
Dear Dawn,
I am so pleased that all went well on your interview (not that I had any doubt!) You will be awesome as you grow and develop and we will be a stronger and more successful place because you are part of the leadership team.
For the next phase, my main piece of advice is (....) Our strength is built on change, flexibility and not being scared to try something where we are not (yet!) known as the best.
The next stage of the journey will be exciting, challenging and hopefully full of fun too!
Can’t wait!
(X)
Thank you
That’s very kind, thank you!
Anyways, more rambling updates in a slightly giddy-with-happiness mood!
He was really funny. It’s quite cute. There’s an important initiative I run a couple of times a year, so immediately after my panel interview I had a meeting to discuss it with the founding partner and CEO - just me and them. Which is a reasonably big deal because I don’t usually have much interaction with them besides the times that the CEO randomly decides she wants to see me! Anyways, they were both saying “how did it go?” And I said “I don’t want to talk about it”. They were both quite indulgent and affectionate about it, like my nervousness was funny. But it’s a big deal to me!
Just because they can’t remember a time they were ever nervous doesn’t mean that I can be totally relaxed about being grilled by half a dozen people on every aspect of my career plans!
On the other hand it’s really lovely how many affectionate messages of congratulations I’ve gotten across the Partnership from all of our offices. I feel very spoiled
Thanks for sharing your journey with us Miss Dawn — we are all so proud of your accomplishments!!! Bravo for persevering through the challenges and never letting any less-than-helpful people discourage you!!! So glad to hear that your CEO, her team and others are absolutely rooting for you — as your TPF friends are (always remember that!!!!). Let this huge milestone sink in and enjoy. And do celebrate this weekend
You are the sweetest, dearest Iam. It’s been such a hard 8 months, since my wobbles about all the international expansion last summer, and I’m just so grateful I managed to put my head down and work through it. I do owe my CEO for her timely intervention at that time, but you and my TPF friends were so lovely. I remember @Kendie26 and @GeorginaLavender and @tealocean all just propped me up with hugs and girl power
Congratulations, Miss Dawn! This is the most wonderful news! You’ve worked so very hard and are absolutely deserving of this partnership. It’s a real testament to your skills, leadership and integrity. It’s so refreshing to hear the support from your CEO and the leadership team and that they are going to be there to guide you and your career. We’re so proud of you! Well done!
Thank you very much
Support has been a long time coming, but now that it’s here, it seems pretty solid. I think my CEO plans very long-term, and over the past 18 months she seems to have decided that I’m part of the future of her firm. Most people at my level barely see her, but she keeps tabs on me. She sent me a letter this week, which was a blend of affection and counsel. I’ve edited a lot of the specifics out, but isn’t it a lovely reassuring tone?
Dear Dawn,
I am so pleased that all went well on your interview (not that I had any doubt!) You will be awesome as you grow and develop and we will be a stronger and more successful place because you are part of the leadership team.
For the next phase, my main piece of advice is (....) Our strength is built on change, flexibility and not being scared to try something where we are not (yet!) known as the best.
The next stage of the journey will be exciting, challenging and hopefully full of fun too!
Can’t wait!
(X)
Thank you
That’s very kind, thank you!
I completely forgot to share this. Two weeks ago, as I was sitting at home finishing the last bits of documentation for my Partnership form, Mr Dawn went off on a mission. I had been looking at these earring ‘jackets’ for my diamond studs, and he brought me a pair of ‘halo’ jackets for my solitaire earrings, which gives them a completely new look. I’ve been wearing them pretty much non-stop since then, including at my Partner interview I think they may be lucky earrings. 
I think they may be lucky earrings. Attachments
I completely forgot to share this. Two weeks ago, as I was sitting at home finishing the last bits of documentation for my Partnership form, Mr Dawn went off on a mission. I had been looking at these earring ‘jackets’ for my diamond studs, and he brought me a pair of ‘halo’ jackets for my solitaire earrings, which gives them a completely new look. I’ve been wearing them pretty much non-stop since then, including at my Partner interview
Beautiful sparklers, Miss Dawn. Yeah, Mr Dawn did it again — mission accomplished!!! He is such a sweetheart for always (always!!!!) hunting down the items on your wishlist. I really love how the halo jackets transform your beautiful solitaires into something even more spectacular! Indeed, they must be your lucky earrings. Enjoy them.
To celebrate, we went out for dinner, and stopped at Chanel on our way
This gorgeous frivolous feminine iridescent pink clutch is very happy to be home
This gorgeous frivolous feminine iridescent pink clutch is very happy to be home
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To celebrate, we went out for dinner, and stopped at Chanel on our way
This gorgeous frivolous feminine iridescent pink clutch is very happy to be home
I love this pink beauty (CC is doing the best pink this year imo). It looks to be a roomy clutch, not a typical smallish clutch. Is this smaller than or same size as Miss Ruby? I just love this gorgeous pink so much — is the color similar to your other newish pink (Prada?) bag? Glad you had a great celebratory dinner (delicious dessert by the way). Congrats and enjoy Miss Dawn
Wow!!!! Congratulations! This is such happy news! I know you've worked hard for thisDancing out of the office at 6.15 pm in the London sunshine, to go out...
I just made PARTNER!!!!!
Youngest in the full Partnership and also I think youngest ever.
Can’t believe it...
and it must feel amazing to see how it's been worth it! I hope this promotion is a great joy in your life & your future!