
Lesley Parker
General Manager, Information, Communication & Technology
Bedford Group
I look for the joy in work. What is it that brings teams together to create joy..... I am a servant leader ready to put myself out into the uncomfortableness to enable teams to perform.
I focus on our people, customers, providers; and the services they need. Then I lead teams to deliver joy. I encourage debate, diversity and fun. I'm fortunate to work with extremely committed and passionate people. My focus on Agile Delivery means we have continual discussions on value- perceived or real.
I have the formal qualifications to back it all up and provide structure and influence to my strategies (MBA, Information Systems, IT and project management). I like to learn, observe, try, fail and succeed. I can work out who I need to know and whose influence I need to get things done.
My joy is in investigating and analysing information systems- all facets- people, process, tech and how we can influence these to provide.
SESSIONS
Day 2
2:00
Panel: How to avoid pushback when implementing complex digital solutions and get buy in from your workforce
Explore common reasons for pushback against new initiatives or changes and how to make sure you actively listen to staff concerns
Hear a discussion about how to effectively engage staff early in the planning and implementation stages and the benefits of this
Moderator: George Ioannides, Senior IT Consultant, Settlement Services International
Panellists:Lesley Parker, General Manager, Information, Communication & Technology, Bedford Group
Yogesh Kumar, Head of Enterprise Applications, Information & Technology Services, Yooralla