What draws you to take up new opportunities, and how have these experiences helped you lead in uncertainty?

Having led the Australian Digital Health Agency through the pandemic and also having previously served as interim CEO of Services Australia during the 2019/2020 bushfire season, you may presume that Amanda Cattermole has always been one for taking up challenges. Listen as Amanda explains the two common threads that have led her career journey in this frequently asked question, including how her sense of making a difference and seeking purpose stems from her childhood and upbringing and how leaders she has worked for have seen things for her and were caring enough to press her in the right ways to take them up. Listen to Amanda’s full episode here.

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