In Conversation with Michael Hentscher, CFO of The Scooter Group

Today's guest is Michael Hentscher, CFO at The Scooter Group.Michael tells us about growing up in Outback Queensland and some of the culture shocks you can expect when coming to work in the city. Beginning his career in the city, Michael shares valuable insights as to what those first few years were like.Michael shares his experience watching those who get promoted to management positions based on their technical proficiency, and not necessarily their management skills. We cover this topic in depth on this episode. What was unique about Michael’s mentors was that he had different people give him totally different view points. What do you do when you have mentors that do that? Is it helpful to have such different perspectives in your ear? We discuss this at length.Finally we speak about how Martial Arts can be great for one’s personal development, and why Michael has put so much effort into studying this over the years. Listen to how he says it helped him.This episode was co-hosted by Sumith Dissanayake and Jack Ferguson.Thanks for tuning in to Books to the Boardroom! If you enjoyed today's episode, take your leadership journey further:🎧 Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🔔 Never miss an episode—follow us on LinkedIn and your favourite podcast platform 📱 Share your takeaways with #CFOCatalystAre you a CFO with insights to share or know someone who is? We're always looking for financial leaders to join us on the show—reach out at [email protected] to discuss featuring your expertise on a future episode.Until next week, keep reading, keep listening!