Show notes
In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Margaret Heffernan.
Margaret Heffernan is the former CEO of 5 businesses, Author of 'Willful Blindness', interviewer and TED Speaker.
Margaret's most popular TED talks include: 'Dare to Disagree' and 'Forget the Pecking Order at Work' both of which have had over 2 million views to date.
Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Margaret include:
- How environment impacts a persons capacity to deliver at work
- What makes a good manager and why approachability ranks higher than technical skill
- The importance of having 4 different people involved in the hiring process
- Margaret's favourite interview question and what the answer reveals about a candidate
- Why mortar matters more than bricks
- Women in Tech: The role of sexism and the portrayal of engineering in popular culture
- Hierarchy as a force that depletes people's sense of accountability

