Podcasts Technology It's a Monkey Episode 87 - Margaret Heffernan - Mortar Matters More Than Bricks

Episode 87 - Margaret Heffernan - Mortar Matters More Than Bricks

Published: April 3, 2017, 8:21 a.m.

In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Margaret Heffernan.

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Margaret Heffernan is the former CEO of 5 businesses, Author of 'Willful Blindness', interviewer and TED Speaker.

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Margaret's most popular TED talks include: 'Dare to Disagree' and 'Forget the Pecking Order at Work' both of which have had over 2 million views to date.

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Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Margaret include:

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  • How environment impacts a persons capacity to deliver at work
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  • What makes a good manager and why approachability ranks higher than technical skill
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  • The importance of having 4 different people involved in the hiring process
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  • Margaret's favourite interview question and what the answer reveals about a candidate
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  • Why mortar matters more than bricks
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  • Women in Tech: The role of sexism and the portrayal of engineering in popular culture
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  • Hierarchy as a force that depletes people's sense of accountability
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