Work With Purpose

Thursday November 5, 2020

‘A year of Looking Back and Moving Forward’ with Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, Dr Mathew Trinca AM and Dr Rachael Coghlan

As COVID-19 changes the rules of access, how do our cultural institutions remain vibrant, relevant, and resilient? In this special episode of  Work with Purpose, leaders from three of Australia’s best-loved institutions describe how they, and their teams, met the challenge.

Doubling down on purpose, seeing COVID-19 as an opportunity for innovation and staying close to local people were three of the successful strategies employed.

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, Director-General of the National Library of Australia; Dr Mathew Trinca AM, Director of the National Museum of Australia; and Dr Rachael Coghlan, CEO and Artistic Director of Craft ACT: Craft and DESIGN Canberra Festival, join us to share their insights at this IPAA Future Leaders conversation.

This episode is hosted by IPAA Future Leaders Committee members Megan Aponte-Payne, Assistant Director at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Michael Sanese, Manager of People and Organisation Consulting at PwC.

Discussed in this episode:

  • How to keep teams connected to maintain morale, ingenuity and innovation
  • Using COVID-19 as an innovation driver across complex organisations
  • Maximising digital and physical exhibition opportunities to keep serving the public
  • Keeping organisations aligned with their vision, mission, and objectives throughout changing circumstances

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    Michael Sanese

    Manager of People and Organisation Consulting at PwC

  • Dr Marie-Louise Ayres image
    Dr Marie-Louise Ayres

    Director-General of the National Library of Australia

  • Dr Mathew Trinca AM image
    Dr Mathew Trinca AM

    Director of the National Museum of Australia

  • Dr Rachael Coghlan image
    Dr Rachael Coghlan

    CEO and Artistic Director of Craft ACT: Craft and DESIGN Canberra Festival

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    Megan Aponte-Payne

    International Trade Specialist
    Office of Supply Chain Resilience at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

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