May 24, 2017
In
this episode you'll hear from Mike Pratt.
Mike is the Commissioner for Service, NSW Government, leading major
service reform across the NSW Government. He is also Deputy
Chancellor of Western Sydney University, Chairman of Bennelong
Funds Management and a Non-Executive Director of Credit Union
Australia. Mike was CEO of Consumer and SME Banking, North East
Asia, with Standard Chartered Bank. He is a former President of the
Australian Institute of Banking & Finance.He was also Group
Executive of Westpac Business & Consumer Banking, CEO of National
Australia Bank in Australia and CEO of Bank of New Zealand. He was
also CEO of Bank of Melbourne.
Previous directorships include Non-Executive Director of MasterCard
International Inc, New York, Non-Executive Director of MasterCard,
Asia Pacific, Non-Executive Director of BT Financial Services,
Chairman of Shenzen Credit.
Mike outlines how important it is to be well prepared, build out
your network, incorporate lifelong learning, be disciplined,
maintain transparency and integrity in all you do. And to never
forget - its all about relationships, what matters more than
anything is relationships
Mike also has some great tips on getting great mentors and what you
need to be on top of in the future of business.
Nominated Charity:
I have made a $250 donation in Mike's name to Plan International -
www.plan.org.au
Recommended Books:
Leading Change, John Kotter
The Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
The Service Profit Chain, Heskett and Sasser
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2017 Greg Layton, Chief Maker
URL: chiefmaker.com.au