Fast Track: Career Conversations With Margie Hartley

We all know that the workplace, whether government, private or corporate, can get lost in its own messaging. Dogma's like 'we are a purpose led organisation' and 'the customer is at the heart of everything we do' are excellent sentiments, but what do they really mean? Margie Hartley sits down with Jane Peacock, Chief Growth Strategist and on-demand Chief Digital Officer at Partners in Digital to find out how to create true customer connection through authenticity and empathy.

Have you ever felt unstoppable - confident in your abilities, your performance and your future? Feeling confident can really aid our success, but what happens when you face a set-back and start to doubt yourself? Margie Hartley sits down with Nick Adams, CMO of Allianz to discuss how we can navigate a crisis of confidence and build self-reliance to get back to the top of our game.

The speed at which the world has been forced to adapt to remote working has been extraordinary. The adoption of video calls and working from home has created a huge change, with many challenges and unexpected opportunities. Margie Hartley speaks to Simon Jovanovic, CEO of Marshall White Real Estate to explore the elements required for remote working success, how to cultivate a good work culture when no-one is in the office, and the silver linings of being forced to adapt and change.

None of us wake up in the morning wanting to be average, but few adults really unlock the secrets to high human performance and its potential. It’s talked about a lot and examined in the sports arena, but rarely in corporate life. Margie Hartley speaks to Darren Everett, Club Psychologist for the GWS Giants and Newcastle Knights to understand the key conditions needed for high performance, whether our attitude and behaviours are set, and how we can think differently about reaching our potential.

Emotional intelligence is an essential tool for living and working in the 21st century. It's a trait leaders are often either praised for or accused of not having. Margie Hartley sits down with Dr Ben Palmer, Founder and CEO of Genos International, a world leading consultancy specialist provider of Emotional Intelligence services, to get to the heart of what emotional intelligence is, why we need it, how we measure it and most importantly how we really build this muscle.

It can be difficult to know how to lead from a place of authenticity. Many successful leaders form their own leadership credo - a set of guiding principals that anchors their decisions, style and ultimately the way they lead. Margie Hartley sits down with John Doumani, CEO of ZIP Industries, to find out how to build a leadership credo that allows you to communicate your principles in a way that engages the hearts and minds of others.

So often organisations spend time and effort defining their purpose and then get back to business as usual, leaving people to make up their own meaning and focus on their own work outputs. Creating alignment and defining purpose are often the most poorly executed leadership skills. Margie Hartley sits down with Lisa Gray, CEO of The Victorian Funds Management Corporation to find out what you, your business and your team can do to bring meaning back into the work you do.

A Coaching Approach to leadership gives results for both performance and the wellbeing of those you work with. So how can we become a leader as Coach? Margie Hartley sits down with Organisational Psychologist and Executive Coach Travis Kemp to delve into the skills, science and art of leadership coaching and how it can change your career for the better.

In the past, doing your job and managing your career meant having all the knowledge and technical expertise and being the best at what you do. The 21st century leader must now lead through multiple disciplines, so being the coaching leader has become a critical component to empower those around them. Margie Hartley sits down with Organisational Psychologist and Executive Coach Travis Kemp to find out what a Coaching Leader really is and what the core benefits are for both the leader and their team.

We're told that we need to network and connect in order to succeed, but when it comes to our careers, many of us are resistant to networking. So how do we network authentically?Margie Hartley sits down with Karen Bozic, Group CEO of Craveable Brands to find out how we can create and maintain meaningful connections and find opportunity in every interaction.

To be successful at work we need to be able to adapt in many ways. No more so than when working with others. Our ability to understand ourselves, the context in which we find ourselves and focusing on how we grow and adapt is essential for career success. Margie Hartley and Susan Ferrier, Group Executive People and Culture National Australia Bank discuss how self-awareness enables behavioural change and adaption so you can become the constructive colleague and the positive leader.

If we can be in touch with how we feel, think and behave, be self-aware, then we have a greater chance of understanding the impact we have on our peers, employees , leaders and customers. Margie Hartley and Susan Ferrier, Group Executive People and Culture National Australia Bank fast track the imperative of understanding our impact on others at work and how this leads to success.

Self-Awareness is a predictor of overall success. Margie Hartley and Susan Ferrier, Group Executive People and Culture National Australia Bank, fast track what it means to be self-aware, what it looks like at work, the benefits to your career and what you should do to develop it.

Margie Hartley provides an overview of the next 3 episodes which build on the theme of self-awareness. This 3 part exploration aims to fast track why self-awareness is a vital skill, why it’s an ongoing learning activity, how to become more self-aware and how to create a lasting self-directed learning loop that enables continual professional and personal growth.

Empathy is considered one of the four key competencies for the future - so what does it look like at work, a place where we have to achieve and perform? Margie talks with Kate Nuttall, Executive General Manager People, National Australia Bank about how your relationships are predicated by our ability to empathise and how bringing empathy to the workplace produces better relationships and performance.

Playing to your strengths is a transformational principle for your life and career. Sally Collins, Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Funds Management Corporation discusses with Margie how it led to a promotion, a book and new life perspective.

Getting more done in less time sounds like nirvana for us all and often the biggest barrier to getting more done is that our work lives are filled with meetings. Margie talks to one of Australia’s most successful business people, Naomi Simson about how to achieve more in less time. Naomi Simson is the Co-Founder of the Big Red Group, Founder Red Balloon, Shark on Channel 10 Shark Tank, speaker, author, blogger, entrepreneur, innovator and influencer.  

There are many career derailers, things we do that turn out to be a hindrance and not a help . What are these derailers, what are the things we need to watch out for and how do we become aware and manage them? Margie is joined by Cathy Yuncken, General Manager, Private Wealth, Westpac Group

“Winging it” is no longer an option when it comes to presenting either within your business or when presenting to those outside your business. Margie is joined by Claire Lauber, Managing Director of Boost Juice to discuss the sophistication of presentations, the increasing expectations to present powerfully and the importance of this skill in advancing your career.

Being a Board member is a terrific opportunity for talented executives looking for the next step but what actually happens when you are appointed to a Board? Are you ready and able to contribute? Margie is joined by Elizabeth Proust AO, one of Australia’s leading business figures, Chairperson of Nestle Australia, Chairperson The Bank of Melbourne, non-executive director of Lend Lease and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.