Nick Reade is Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Head of the Public Sector. His focus is on collaboration across government, the community and the private sector, growing the economy, innovation, and making it easier for people to do business with the government. A proud and passionate South Australian, Nick has a breadth of experience in South Australia’s business community, having served as CEO of Bank SA and State General Manager for South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory for Westpac. His career in financial services spans 30 years, during which Nick has held responsibility for small business banking nationally and built a strong track record in digital transformation, driving growth and innovation. Nick is an alumnus of the University of South Australia and INSEAD in Paris. In this episode, Nick and I touch on his journey from where he began his career with CommSec all the way to CEO at Bank SA, to today where he finds himself as the Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Head of the Public Sector. We also deep-dived into: His learning experience doing the INSEAD Strategy course, and how it helped him to become more confident in his roleThe importance of feedback and building a diverse teamThe journey through the rebranding of Bank SA brand when CEO, and the rise of the lovable piping strike, 'let's do this'His role as a CEO,  and having to sometimes make unpopular decisions and the importance of bringing people onboard for changeHis career transition from private to public sector, his understanding his current role and day to day responsibilities as CEO of the departmentNick also shares and explores the 3 strategic pillars, that he and the team at DPC are putting into place to make it easier to deal with government The challenges with workforce shortages, recruitment and innovation in the public sector And his plans and outlook for the futureWhere to find Nick ReadeLinkedInJoin the conversation on Synergy IQ LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram (@synergyiq) and please support other leaders by liking, subscribing and sharing this podcast. Access SynergyIQ Website to get to know more about us. Say hello to our host Daniel Franco on LinkedIn.