In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, you'll hear from Izzy Silva, MD, APAC at Wolters Kluwer, on using EQ to good effect, making the vision visible, and data-led decision-making.

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Izzy was born in Sri Lanka, moved to New Zealand when he was 9 but has called Australia home for the last 25 years.

He is currently the MD in the APAC region of Wolters Kluwer, a global information services and solutions provider focusing on health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors.

Since graduating from Monash University with a Bachelor of Information Management & Systems, Izzy's career has seen him take on roles at well-known organisations such as HP, Deloitte Australia, Telstra and Equifax.

His first CEO role came at GetCreditScore, a start-up based in Sydney. He has been at Wolters Kluwer APAC for nearly 4 years, having been promoted to MD from Chief Commercial Officer in late 2018.

In this episode we talk about:

• How his EQ is his secret sauce and how he uses it to lead change;
• Living and breathing the vision and setting the example;
• Why data is the key to realising client and company value; and
• The technological future of privacy, diversity and creativity.

Connecting with Izzy Silva

You can connect with Izzy via LinkedIn

Books and resources

• Homo Deus - by Yuval Noah Harari
• Principles for Dealing With The Changing World Order - by Ray Dalio
• Think Again - Adam Grant