#052: The Importance of Communication in Driving Results

What can finance professionals learn from hairdressers? The actress Andie MacDowell said "talking to your hairdresser is almost like talking to your therapist," which in effect means if we wish to have our customers, clients and business partners share with us their challenges and issues we must similarly be good at our communications as well as building a trusting environment for open conversations. In fact our guest mentor, Michelle Gasson is a former trainee hairdresser come finance leader, and she shares an amazing career story, as well as some great tips on improving our communication skills. Specifically in this episode Michelle shares: • Practical advice on how to prioritise time between building a career, work, studies, kids, partner, and other activities. • How we can improve our communication leveraging her prior experiences with scientists. • With the rise of robots in our profession how we can future-proof ourselves. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our time-stamped show notes, key quotes, resources and ways to connect with our guest mentor and more at sitnshow.com/podcast/052.