Wish I Knew . . .

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

July 19, 2022 Gary Nowak Season 2 Episode 61
Wish I Knew . . .
#61 Paul Mahoney - Big 4 AD / True Blue Consultant / Icebreakers / Consulting "Ups and Downs"
Show Notes

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

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!