Anne-Marie Paterson is the Chief Risk Officer (acting) at Medibank and one of Australia's leading risk transformation executives, having led enterprise risk programs across AMP, Commonwealth Bank, Colonial First State and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. A lawyer by training who built her career at the intersection of employment law, whistleblowing and people risk, Anne-Marie has spent over two decades helping ASX-listed organisations translate complex regulatory expectations into cultures where people actually feel safe to speak up.

What We Cover

In this episode, we explore an underestimated challenge facing organisations: non-financial and people risk. From psychosocial hazards to compliance culture, Anne-Marie brings sharp, practical insight to help HR leaders, operations teams, and executives think and act like genuine risk owners.

In today's episode, we discuss:

• Why the Banking Royal Commission changed everything about how we should think about risk
• The "liability chill" and why leaders avoid words like "burnout" and why that silence is itself a risk
• How psychosocial hazards hide inside fast-growth cultures, often worn as badges of honour
• Why a mature risk culture is a driver of high performance, not a constraint on it
• What HR professionals need to do right now to start owning their role as risk practitioners

-- This episode is powered by Rely, the all-in-one employee relations platform helping Australia's best known organisations turn hazards and people risk into organisational strength. --

Where to find Anne Marie:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mariepaterson/

Where to find Nathan:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanluker/

Where to find Rely

• Website: https://relyplatform.com/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/relyplatform/

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