#61 Paul Mahoney - Big 4 AD / True Blue Consultant / Icebreakers / Consulting "Ups and Downs"

Wish I Knew . . .

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I'm going to introduce you to one of the greatest guys I was lucky enough to meet and work with in Australia. Paul Mahoney. Paul showed up and consistently did high quality work and built up solid relationships

Career Background:

• Straight forward
• KPMG for nearly 11 years where he is currently an Associate Director
• RMIT with a bachelor in Business information systems

Highlights

• Working fish and chips when you actually don't eat seafood
• Extremely linear career with consulting, this career made a great deal of sense
• All set to be an architect from the problem side not the technical side
• Learning and working with great people at KPMG
• Using icebreakers and working to be memorable
• Allowing junior members the opportunity to present and get exposure
• Jumping over to the dark side (corporate position)
• Comparing consulting vs industry
• Peaks and troughs of consulting
• Managing expectations
• Being self aware and understanding the person across from you
• Let your intentions be known
• Passive feedback, it's a bit of trend I've noticed
• Personality agnostic and cascade knowledge down
• Squeaky wheel approach

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