Fast Track: Career conversations with Margie Hartley

Ep 27: Self Awareness: Introduction

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.

Ep 28: Self-Awareness: ”Predictor of Success” (Part 1)

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.

Ep 29: Self Awareness: ”Your Impact on Others” (Part 2)

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.

Ep 30: Self-Awareness: ”How to adapt and change” (Part 3)

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.

Ep 26: Empathy at work

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.

Ep 25: Play to your strengths

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.

Ep 24: Get more done in less time

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.
 

Ep 23: Five Derailers of a Career

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

Ep 22: How to present powerfully

“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.

Ep 21: Are you ready to join a Board?

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.