59 min
Episode 42: Brian Hartzer, CEO of Westpac from 2014-2020, on leadership, culture and financial technology FrazPod
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Brian Hartzer joins us to talk about his new book 'The Leadership Star', available from Amazon.
Brian was CEO of Westpac from 2014-2020. For those who don't know Westpac is Australia's second largest bank with over $800 billion of assets.
Brian discusses his 'Leadership Star' framework and pivotal moments in Australia's banking history. Brian also shares his views on cryptocurrency, neobanks, alternative lenders, the Buy-Now-Pay-Later movement, and the future of financial technology more broadly.
Timestamps
00:05 – Introducing Brian
03:15 – Brian's new book: ‘The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement’
06:00 – Shifting from management consulting to running ANZ’s credit card business
08:25 – Brian’s perspective on the evolution of credit cards in Australia
10:25 – The five c’s of leadership: care, context, clarity, clearing the way and celebrate
11:05 – Why the phrase ‘I’m just a teller’ is a sign of bad management
13:00 – Why cleaners are the most important workers at Disney
14:10 – ‘Clearing the way’ - what does this mean?
15:50 – How corporate and leadership culture has changed over Brian’s career
18:46 – How Brian navigated the “biggest bank failure in history”
20:25 – What led to the downfall of RBS
23:37 – Brian’s perspective on the evolution of US corporate culture
24:50 – The state of banking technology in the UK
28:58 – Why more competitors doesn’t necessarily equal better consumer outcomes
29:17 – How the banking landscape helped Australia navigate the GFC
31:35 – Behind the scenes of the Australian banking crisis in 1991/1992
32:58 – Why hybrid bank branches are the way of the future
36:15 – Multi-brand strategies and Westpac
39:30 – Brian’s thoughts on the buy-now-pay-later sector
42:28 – Will the buy-now-pay-later sector will displace credit cards?
44:58 – Views on Bitcoin and why Brian pushed through Westpac's investment in Coinbase
49:20 – The “one and only legitimate” use case for bitcoin
50:50 – The future of neobanks and alternative lenders
54:15 – Predictions on the future of banking technology
55:45 – Brian’s pivot to working as an angel investor
57:50 – The one key takeaway from Brian’s new book
Brian Hartzer joins us to talk about his new book 'The Leadership Star', available from Amazon.
Brian was CEO of Westpac from 2014-2020. For those who don't know Westpac is Australia's second largest bank with over $800 billion of assets.
Brian discusses his 'Leadership Star' framework and pivotal moments in Australia's banking history. Brian also shares his views on cryptocurrency, neobanks, alternative lenders, the Buy-Now-Pay-Later movement, and the future of financial technology more broadly.
Timestamps
00:05 – Introducing Brian
03:15 – Brian's new book: ‘The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement’
06:00 – Shifting from management consulting to running ANZ’s credit card business
08:25 – Brian’s perspective on the evolution of credit cards in Australia
10:25 – The five c’s of leadership: care, context, clarity, clearing the way and celebrate
11:05 – Why the phrase ‘I’m just a teller’ is a sign of bad management
13:00 – Why cleaners are the most important workers at Disney
14:10 – ‘Clearing the way’ - what does this mean?
15:50 – How corporate and leadership culture has changed over Brian’s career
18:46 – How Brian navigated the “biggest bank failure in history”
20:25 – What led to the downfall of RBS
23:37 – Brian’s perspective on the evolution of US corporate culture
24:50 – The state of banking technology in the UK
28:58 – Why more competitors doesn’t necessarily equal better consumer outcomes
29:17 – How the banking landscape helped Australia navigate the GFC
31:35 – Behind the scenes of the Australian banking crisis in 1991/1992
32:58 – Why hybrid bank branches are the way of the future
36:15 – Multi-brand strategies and Westpac
39:30 – Brian’s thoughts on the buy-now-pay-later sector
42:28 – Will the buy-now-pay-later sector will displace credit cards?
44:58 – Views on Bitcoin and why Brian pushed through Westpac's investment in Coinbase
49:20 – The “one and only legitimate” use case for bitcoin
50:50 – The future of neobanks and alternative lenders
54:15 – Predictions on the future of banking technology
55:45 – Brian’s pivot to working as an angel investor
57:50 – The one key takeaway from Brian’s new book
59 min