338: Learn More Than You Need To Know and Keep Your Eyes Open with Mark Angle

<p>In this week’s show, Phil talks to Mark Angle the Chief Cloud Operations Officer at OneStream, having previously held leadership positions in areas including data centre operations, service desk, enterprise architecture and service delivery.</p> <p>His passions lie at the intersection of technology, science, and nature but he gets his in-office adrenaline rush leading collaboration discussions or presenting to a customer.</p> <p>Mark discusses why we should always go further when it comes to self-development and learning. He also talks about why we should always keep our eyes open to spot new possibilities and opportunities.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>We excel when we push past the boundaries of what we need to learn, and take on more information. This pushes us to grow more and be ready when opportunities arise.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>While managing a group of engineers, Mark plugged some of the patch cabling in, which wasn’t labelled. There was a malfunction, and the result was that a large corporate network across the country was taken offline.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>Growing into the position he currently holds at OneStream. It was a journey that involved working hard and ascending the ladder gradually. But the rewards have paid off handsomely.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T</strong></p> <p>There are countless facets to IT, which means that those with a creative mind and the will to apply themselves, will always find a route through their chosen pursuit.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE REVEAL</strong></p> <p><strong>What first attracted you to a career in I.T.?</strong> – Through experimentation during youth.</p> <p><strong>What’s the best career advice you received?</strong> – Always be moving in your career, and stay on the bleeding edge.</p> <p><strong>What’s the worst career advice you received?</strong> – To stay in a job t