Microsoft Australia CEO Steven Worrall | Navigating Covid times, creating a culture of psychological safety & the Corporate Mental Health Alliance
Open MindedShow Notes
Episode 8: JK sat down with Steven Worrall, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia at the end of 2020 to reflect on navigating through the year with many of the lessons still on point as we head through 2021. With a refreshing approach to leadership, Steven is eager to drive change. A strong advocate for diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace, Steven is the founding Chair of Corporate Mental Health Alliance in Australia. He is also the Microsoft Global Indigenous Employee Resource Group Executive Co-Sponsor. Steven shares his own journey on the importance of being present, adjusting your point of view, sharing experiences to help learn lessons faster, empathy and the business case for prioritising wellbeing.
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