The Mentor Mic interviews Richard Spencer, former Commissioner (Social Policy) with the Australian Government Productivity Commissioner. An experienced social purpose leader, Richard has held various CEO roles in the not-for-profit sector including at The Benevolent Society, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, President of the AFS Intercultural Programs in New York and Executive Director of UNICEF Australia. He has held numerous board roles including at Social Ventures Australia and Goodstart Early Learning.
Here Richard shares three questions to ask when considering where you are in your career and what you want to do; why listening was the most important skill in his role of Commissioner; the importance of focusing on the human aspect of your organisation to build trust and ability to navigate effectively and finally, the value of leaders being okay with not being an expert at everything.
