The power of seeing potential: Paul Dodd on First Nations leadership and opportunity
For Paul Dodd, CEO and founder of Corporate Culcha, having someone recognise his potential helped shape his personal and professional journey.
In a profile story with the Fair Chance Initiative, Paul reflects on the people and experiences that influenced his path and the importance of having someone believe in what you can become.
His story also raises a broader question for Australian workplaces: how do we create environments where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are not only employed, but supported to grow, develop and lead?
Leadership starts with recognising potential
One of the simplest lessons from Paul’s story is also one of the most powerful. Sometimes other people can see our potential before we see it ourselves.
Leaders and managers can play an important role in recognising people’s strengths and creating opportunities for them to grow. That might happen through mentoring, professional development, greater responsibility or simply taking the time to encourage someone and back their potential.
Creating these opportunities can help organisations move beyond a focus on First Nations recruitment towards workplaces where First Nations employees can build their careers, develop as leaders and thrive..
Paul Dodd’s story
Read Paul Dodd’s story on the Fair Chance Initiative, a national effort to make workplaces fairer, led by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN), The Smith Family, and a group of diversity and inclusion and social impact practitioners.
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