Episode 12: Be courageous and get out of your comfort zone with Angela Williams

Leadership Amplified by Dr Karen Morley

Be #courageous and get out of your comfort zone has been Angela William's call to action, particularly during this #COVID-19 year. Angela is General Manager at Ventia Pty Ltd, leading a portfolio of projects in excess of $250m. Earlier this year she led the incident management team for the organisation (then Broadspectrum). In this podcast episode, Angela talks about how she grew her career from her commerce speciality into a broader operational role taking on P&L responsibilities. When given the responsibility of leading the IMT she was clear she wanted to lead in a very #inclusive way, despite the tense environment; she wanted to ensure that people could 'be themselves'. She outlines how she structured to get the right team, ensured there was no ambiguity in getting the right tools to work with, and set up a feedback loop so that there was an organised rhythm to the team's work. Given they deliver essential services, safety was paramount, and well-managed. Angela discusses the phases of the IMT responses: ✔️ Respond ✔️ Sustain ✔️ Re-imagine and how each required a different kind of response from her as the leader. We finish up the conversation with Angela's advice to seek out 'non-obvious' career moves, and how to do it.