EPISODE · Mar 7, 2022 · 30 MIN
0167 - Strategist or Technologist? with Mark Smyth
from Design Talk (dot IE)
Hosts: Bo-Tsun Chen and Sandra OrozcoOur guest today is Mark Smyth from Accenture.Mark, you are very welcome to the podcast. Could we with start a brief introduction and how you ended up in consulting?1.Would you consider yourself generalist or a specialist, a T shaped or π shaped person?2.What tips would you give someone starting out as a consultant?3.Comment on the consultant as problem-solver.4.Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?5.Is it enough to know a little about a lot and a lot about one thing in particular? 6.Is failure an option? How do you deal with it?Okay, well, I think we can wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Mark Smyth – Technology Strategy Consultant - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-smyth-72963649/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hosts: Bo-Tsun Chen and Sandra OrozcoOur guest today is Mark Smyth from Accenture.Mark, you are very welcome to the podcast. Could we with start a brief introduction and how you ended up in consulting?1.Would you consider yourself generalist or a specialist, a T shaped or π shaped person?2.What tips would you give someone starting out as a consultant?3.Comment on the consultant as problem-solver.4.Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?5.Is it enough to know a little about a lot and a lot about one thing in particular? 6.Is failure an option? How do you deal with it?Okay, well, I think we can wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Mark Smyth – Technology Strategy Consultant - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-smyth-72963649/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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