DMD Season4 Ep6: Kingsley Aikins - Good work doesn't speak for itself... But you can.

Have you ever been told to keep your head down, work hard, and let your good work speak for itself? It sounds like solid advice. According to Kingsley Aikins, it is pretty much the worst career guidance you can get. In the Season 4 finale of Difference Makers Discuss, host Sinéad Donovan sits down with Kingsley Aikins, author of Networking Matters (published by Chartered Accountants Ireland), founder of the legendary Lansdowne Club in Sydney, and the man who spent 21 years running the Ireland Funds, one of the world's most remarkable philanthropic networks. This is a candid, warm, and genuinely practical conversation about the career skills that schools and colleges almost never teach, and why they matter more than ever in a rapidly changing professional world. In this episode: - Why "let your good work speak for itself" is career-limiting advice - The two most important words in any career: other people - Why networking is about giving, not getting - Why introverts can be better networkers than extroverts - Hard skills get you on the ladder. Soft skills get you up it. - The relationship between networking, luck, and serendipity - Personal brand: do you want to be in the driving seat or the passenger seat? A must-watch for Chartered Accountants and finance professionals at any stage of their career. Difference Makers Discuss is a Chartered Accountants Worldwide series featuring conversations with the people shaping the future of the Chartered Accountancy profession. Learn more about Chartered Accountants Worldwide: https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest episodes from Chartered Accountants Worldwide. #CharteredAccountants #DifferenceMakersDiscuss #Networking #CareerDevelopment #FinanceProfessionals #CharteredAccountantsWorldwide #KingsleyAikins #NetworkingMatters #SoftSkills #Leadership