Nov 27 2023 55 mins
TSH S3 E04 | Liz O’Neil - The Pathway to CFO, Moving a Young Family to China, Career as an In-House Chartered Accountant
This conversation we hear from Liz O’Neil and her journey that has seen her work for large Corporates such as Lion Breweries, Spark, Fonterra, and most recently Coca-Cola Euro-Pacific Partners as CFO of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Hear about her journey where she didn’t take the traditional Chartered Accountancy path into a professional accounting firm and started in-house. Liz has had a wide ranging career from finance, business analyst and strategy roles to managing the Fonterra Farms in Beijing China. If you are interested in hearing her leadership tips as she has learnt what it means to lead through others and take your blinkers off you will love this conversation.
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Time Stamps:
1:18 Early Life and an Alternative Gap Year at Lion Breweries
7:52 Career Learnings Starting Out as an In-House Accountant
13:52 Becoming a Chartered Accountant - Why Did You Choose to be In-House?
16:26 What Does it Mean to “Take the Blinkers Off? & Developing Curiosity
20:29 Be More Curious with Liz’s Favourite Questions
22:44 Move to Spark, Multiple Roles & Restructures - Building Resilience
26:59 First Leadership Role, Favourite Leadership lessons
30:56 How to make Learning a Lifestyle
35:31 Leaving Spark Without a Next Step
38:56 Moving to China as a family of 4, Managing Fonterra’s Beijing Farms
44:18 Leading through Others, Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenges
47:08 Leading through Change Effectively
49:26 Managing Work & Family Life
50:27 How to Grow in your Ability to Reflect
53:54 Final Thoughts