Episode 89: High Performance, Human Leadership with Melinda Howes
“Go for it! Don't feel that you have to be perfect before you put your hand up to do these roles. Nobody has all the boxes ticked before they move into leadership.”
Melinda Howes, Actuary and Senior Leader.
Experience actuary and senior leader Melinda Howes shares her lessons on leadership.
In this interview Melinda shares:
Why she thinks getting off the dance floor and onto the balcony is the hardest and most important shift any technical leader will make,
The one-third rule for how senior leaders should actually be allocating their time,
How a direct challenge from her CEO forced her to invest in building a wider network, and why she's glad she didn't argue her way out of it,
What she wishes someone had told her earlier about coaching, and why the emotional, uncomfortable conversations are exactly where the value is, and
Her top tip for actuaries aspiring to leadership roles.
Melinda Howes, BEc, FIAA, GAICD is the Group Executive, Superannuation & Investments at AMP. She leads AMP’s Superannuation business which serves personal and corporate super members with flagship offering AMP Super. She also leads AMP Investments and AMP New Zealand.
Melinda has deep expertise in superannuation with more than 30 years in the industry with roles ranging from product to sales and business line leadership. She also has experience in wealth management, life insurance, general insurance and not for profit organisations, including as CEO of the Actuaries Institute and Policy Director at ASFA.
Melinda is an actuary and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. She has executive and non-executive director experience and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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