#136: How Taking On Curveballs Can Help Your Finance Career with Simon Kelly

Is gaining international experience important? I mean do the long term benefits outweigh the short term inconveniences involved, particularly when our finance world is meant to be getting more flat and "glocal"? So on today’s episode guest mentor Simon Kelly and I deconstruct 2 steps on how to approach taking on an international assignment and useful questions to answer as well as a surprising truth about a career progression benefit of doing so, as well as: • The 3 key qualities to be successful at interim roles • How to summon up the courage to build a single source of truth. • The benefits of embracing failure, the importance of supporting managers and benefits of working with sales people and the mindset of options. 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/136. #FinancialMentor #SITN #ValueCreation #Finance #AccountingAndAccountants