#49 Mirko Hilsheimer - Big 4 German Partner / Get the basics right / Creating Awareness / China Decision / Todays choices are tomorrows obligations

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " 

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

 I'm your host Gary Nowak and I am so grateful to my guest Mirko Hilsheimer coming to us from Germany and providing some genuine advice, sharing of his experience and giving me great perspective throughout our conversation.

Career Background:

• Started off in mechanical engineering, then an international business admin degree
• MBA in Strategic Market from Sheffield Business school in the UK
• Solid consulting background with:
   
  • Nearly 4 years at PwC
  • Over 17 years with KPMG in Germany & China

Highlights:

•  Job at 14 to get a better bike (I can totally relate)
• Proud of 3 degrees?
• Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday
• Figuring out what to do in your 20's
   
  • 3 pieces of Great advice / Talk to people
  • Follow your gut do what you believe in / Don't be too rationale
• What he looks for in a candidate for consulting
• Walking through the decades
• Getting the basics right
• Loving connections in Consulting
• Big blue knocking him out of PwC
• Diversity in Consulting
• #1 thing a good consultant should be doing
• Communication in the younger generation and connections
• What Mirko does well
• Sharing success
• His CHRO role, fantastic
• Being in the people business
• Creating awareness of leadership and importance of people
• Great setback story with a positive outcome
• Reaching out for personal feedback
• Giving feedback today, 
• His China decision
• Great advice discussion
• Awesome consulting story

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