#87 John Ashworth - Transformation Guru / Finding your path / Key mentors / Comedy

Wish I Knew . . .

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
• • Cud = Fat
• • Lager = Beer

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