#87 John Ashworth - Transformation Guru / Finding your path / Key mentors / Comedy
10/8/2024
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Career Background:
- Finance transformation expert most recently with:
- BT in London
- Prior to that:
- SVP Finance Operations with Smith and Nephew
- VP Finance Transformation and systems with Pearson
Highlights
- Not knowing how to do his first job and getting promoted
- Compensating with a Porsche
- Taking a year off prior to University
- Coming from humble stock
- Degree in English, but switching to accounting for a job
- Having verbal agility and emotional intelligence have served John well
- The Gap Year discussion
- Growing into Leadership
- Advice on public speaking
- Talking stand up comedy
- Why he chose his first employer
- Being stubborn and getting accounting credentials
- Watching Dad and loving what he saw
- Getting out of accounting at the right time
- Coming down to Shared Services where we eventually met
- Logistics eats strategy for lunch everyday
- Great story about a US Major General that changed his life
- Crafting his own career path, MAGIC
- Finding his stride for 3 to 5 years in shared services, being so happy
- Great approach to conflict resolution
- Wonderful mentors that shaped his career
- Mentoring - Migrant Leaders
- What young people want these days
- Wonderful advice that fits everyone, so powerful
- Never been to a McDonald's
- Translation
- Canteen = Lunch Room
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- Cud = Fat
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- Lager = Beer
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