GBS Careers Corner: Leigh Nicholson on GBS and The Art of the Possible

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This week's episode sees the return of our popular GBS Careers Corner series, where Leigh Nicholson, Strategic Solutions Lead, Takeda Business Solutions, talks us through his career journey from consultancy to Global business services. We discuss the incredible possibilities that can be achieved within the GBS model, the skills new shared services professionals need to develop in other to further their careers and the importance of stakeholder management. We also discuss the many and varied paths someone can take within a shared services career, and what that can lead to.

 

If you enjoy this episode you can also catch Leigh and the team at SSO Europe Autumn in October, in London https://www.ssonetwork.com/events-sharedservicesautumn 


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