Episode 22 - David Lancefield - Strategy&, PwC

Today’s guest is David Lancefield. David is a Partner in Strategy&, PwC. David is a TEDx speaker and has been featured In the Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, Financial Times and numerous other publications. He is also the host of his own podcast ‘transformation talks’ which I’d highly recommend checking it out David’s approach and outlook are hugely refreshing and something that anyone with aspirations of make Partner should take note of. If you want to get a flavour for this you can check him out on twitter @Dlancefield and see the thought provoking posts he puts out on a daily basis. David has a huge amount of experience and shares so many great insights in this conversation including: The importance of being yourself at work and what this means both for project managers and project team members. How to find your sweet spot and let others know what you’re good at. The importance of feedback both up and down a Consulting firm’s hierarchy and the mistakes people make in giving and receiving feedback that hold them back. How to make Partner in a big 4 firm and the common mistakes that those who fail to get there make. The importance of developing and managing your personal brand as a Consultant both within and outside your firm. And much, much more! Having listened to the first episode of David’s Transformation Talks I thought this would be a good interview and I have to say it exceeded all of my expectations! In-depth and actionable advice from a senior leader in one of the world’s biggest Consulting firms. I hope you enjoy it. You can find out more about  David on his Linked In Page https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidclancefield/    And on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dlancefield?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Specific Things We Discuss in the show: Dan Cable - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-cable-a0b581a0 Transformation Talks by PwC - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transformation-talks/id1400295044?mt=2   PwC’s apprenticeship scheme - https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/school-jobs/jobs.html   David’s TED talk “How business can tap into all of our special needs“ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXZ4z9QqiI The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - http://amzn.eu/enn0cvN How will you measure your life? by Clay Christiensen, Karen Dillon and James Allworth - http://amzn.eu/3zScfNe   Alive at Work by Dan Cable - http://amzn.eu/04NezdI