First Person, with Matt Egan

Ep 11: Derek Ashmore: Always be learning


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We meet Derek Ashmore, a career-long consultant who says the first thing we need to know about him is that he learns for a living. Derek talks about a fortuitous entry into the industry when accountancy turned into coding, but how a lack of political acumen (and patience) almost derailed him. The answer has been to work in consultancy, joining teams to act as mentor and mentee, learning and guiding to successful outcomes. Derek tells us how he doesn't believe in failure, but that his biggest mistakes have been not staying the course and trusting his judgement. But overall his career has been successful because he has given and taken something from everyone he has worked with.

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First Person, with Matt EganBy Matt Egan