University challenger: The clever I(FA) in team

Teamwork takes practise

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Chartered financial planner Amyr Rocha-Lima approaches the end of his first term at CASS having learned that others' strengths are not his weakness, but can be his strengths too...

The month of November ended with handing in our first coursework assignments. For me, these assignments have stood out as a great opportunity to exercise creativity towards solving finance-related problems. While creativity is not a word we use much in a financial services context, it is a quality inherent in every single one of us. I must admit, at the start of this task I felt rather rusty on the concept of working in a team. I started my career as a business development manager (BDM) in the corporate world, and whilst this offered me exposure to world-class professional training...

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