Ben Lambourne

Background

About Ben Lambourne

Second-year International Business Management student and Market Research Intern competent with Excel and always interested in new opportunities to learn and improve my skills. My prior work experience has allowed me to develop a number of critical skills as well as an understanding of the importance of active attention and teamwork for achieving organisational targets. I have a strongly team-oriented mindset that allows me to communicate clearly and operate within teams of varying sizes. I have also become accustomed to working in time-sensitive environments while maintaining high standards of presentation and precision. Finally, due to the constantly changing nature of my working environments, the ability to adapt to different roles/tasks, and to manage multiple tasks at once, is something I have also enhanced. I would also like to introduce an interesting perspective that has not only had a profound impact on me personally but has changed the way I view my work both academic and professional: I think talent is overrated. I first heard this line in Hank Haney’s account of his years coaching Tiger Woods, a book titled The Big Miss. Based on the theory developed by Geoff Colvin he suggests that what made Tiger into not only the greatest to ever play golf but a contender for the greatest athlete of all time, was not some God-given talent bestowed upon a lucky few, but his irrepressible work ethic. The idea resonated with me, I began to view my work in all aspects as something to be developed over time regardless of base proficiency, and the idea has stuck with me ever since. Specialties: Team Coordination, Adaptability, Time Management, Attention to Detail, Organisational Skills, Educating Others, Resilience under Pressure, Rational Thinking, Customer Satisfaction