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These days, you’re just a glorified project manager to a more senior partner, with the hopes of inheriting their Book when they retire. The days of striking out on your own to win a client are long gone, unfortunately.
At Bain SMs lead engagements. While they may support sales efforts, focus doesn't shift to sales until late AP / early P years
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Just did a interview with Pwc, tech track SM has no sales target while non tech roles has it
At ACN many SMs have targets but we don't require them to be formally tagged in our sales credit tool. In order to be promoted to MD you have to have two strong years of sales (when I went up, you had to show your three year growth % in addition to two years of detailed sales).
All of the above. On major existing accounts there's never a shortage of follow on deals, extensions, new opportunities. Similarly most client portfolios have an 'opportunistic' set of accounts that are more akin to meeting clients to open up new relationships (not typical to ask SMs to do this cold).
The reality is that there's a constant pipeline of demand and new opportunities everywhere, most of the time. There are high and low tides, but if you're good, it's unlikely you're having to scour your network. Your network is constantly pulling you into new things.
My issue day to day is prioritizing demand more than generating it (even as an MD).