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Joe M.

Leadership Development Business Partner

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My advice would be to grow and develop with the business and don’t box yourself in with one particular career route in mind as other career paths can open up.

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Leadership Development Business Partner

First Central

Started 02/2011 to Present

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What do you like about your job and the company?

I love the fact my role provides me with a constant opportunity to learn new skills which allows me to develop myself and my colleagues.

Greatest achievements

I have won a few company-wide awards and, I have launched numerous projects but I am most proud of the human impact I have had with my colleagues.

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Throughout my career I’ve been on a learning journey regarding how I communicate. When I first started out, I was very shy and found it difficult to communicate confidently. I’d be nervous sending an email to someone I’d never met and spend hours over-analysing the content to make sure it was ‘perfect’ before sending it. As I sent more and more emails, met more people, and put myself out there for presentations, I grew in confidence but I still had a lot to learn. I’d often go into the specifics of everything and give people information overload because I was worried about missing something important. I got a lot of feedback around this and was regularly asked to “keep it high-level”. I really had to work at this, and I needed to get help from peers, mentors, managers and external research to understand what this meant, when it mattered and how to be effective at a higher level of detail. With years of practice, I am now much better at communicating and that’s helped me progress into a leadership position. This is just one example of me learning a skill which I thought was impossible. If I can do it, so can you!

Marco D

Operational Excellence Deployment Manager

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I am a strong believer that opportunities are there for people if they have the work ethic and desire to seek them out. Having not gone to university, I chose to get my foot in the door of a company and seek out opportunities for careers once I was there. My advice is to research various roles within a company and find a few that interest you. Reach out to colleagues who do that role and find out what skills and experience are required and put yourself forward for opportunities to stretch yourself. Additionally, look for colleagues who are in senior roles and present themselves in a way that aligns with your values and ask them for advice!

James D

Fraud Team Leader

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The army taught me a lot about personal values and it’s something I always look back to. Apply them into everything you do and you’ll go far. Make it clear where you want to get to in the future and take opportunities to learn and grow to get there. Always reach out to people as you never know where this will take you. Most importantly, do things outside your comfort zone regularly and what was previously daunting or hard will become easy!

Discussions with Joe M
Hi Joe, Is the culture at First Central more corporate or more casual? Thanks! Meg
in Career Tips·Monday, July 17, 2023
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Please describe the biggest opportunities facing the company/department right now?
in Career Tips·Friday, March 31, 2023
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How would you describe the culture?
in Career Tips·Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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What kind of soft skills have you developed since you joined the firm?
in Career Tips·Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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Please describe the most enjoyable aspects of your day-to-day role?
in Career Tips·Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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