“Everybody wants to know that somebody cares. And I'm not sure how we let them know without actually telling them that you do.”
This week we celebrate NAIDOC Week.
With the theme, ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, NAIDOC 2020 recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
And so for the third episode of Leading Through Change - and during this very special week - Mark checks in with Professor Colleen Hayward AM, senior Noongar woman and former Ambassador for the Commissioner for Children and Young People. The conversation they share takes some detours from the confines of the workplace, and instead focuses on community and empathy. They present many ideas and approaches that can be easily adaptable to a more traditional working environment.
Colleen talks with Mark about caring for colleagues and co-workers, using the changing environment as a time for reflection and growth, and bridging the divides that exist among us. They touch on topics such as connection, inclusion, flexibility, and the importance of perseverance.
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More information…
Celebrating NAIDOC Week - 8-15 November 2020
https://www.naidoc.org.au/
Victorian Workplace Mental Wellbeing Collaboration
https://leadingwellvic.com.au/
WorkSafe’s WorkWell program…
https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/how-can-we-create-mentally-healthy-workplace
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About our guest…
Colleen Hayward AM
Professor Colleen Hayward AM is a former Ambassador for the Commissioner for Children and Young People. She is a senior Noongar woman with extensive family links throughout the South West of WA.
Colleen was the Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Indigenous Education and Research, a position she held concurrently with being Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Equity and Indigenous, across the University.
For more than 30 years, Professor Hayward has worked to influence policies and programs on a wide range of issues, reflecting the needs of minority groups at community, state and national levels.
With an extensive background in the areas of health, education, employment, training, housing, child protection and law and justice, Professor Hayward is highly regarded for her long-standing work for and on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
Among her many achievements, Professor Hayward has been awarded the 2008 National NAIDOC Aboriginal Person of the Year Award, the Premier of WA’s prestigious Multicultural Ambassador’s Award (2006) and she is an inductee into the WA Department of Education’s Hall of Fame for Achievement in Aboriginal Education (2009).
In 2012, Colleen was inducted into the Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame as well being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to tertiary education through administrative and research roles, and for service to the advancement of the rights of Indigenous people, particularly in the areas of social welfare, law and justice and children's health.
About our host…
Mark Dean is the founder of En Masse, a specialist behaviour change company that specialises in psychological health, safety and inclusion in workplaces.
An experienced executive coach, equal opportunity and behaviour change adviser and facilitator, Mark has developed and delivered hundreds of f
