Di Mantell, CEO of Celsus, the Royal Adelaide Hospital on inclusive leadership style, diversity, challenging the norms and celebrating wins of her team

<p>Di Mantell, CEO of Celsus, the Royal Adelaide Hospital on blazing the trails from leadership to building sustainable social infrastructure and dissolving the hierarchy from the very top. She shares how she champions diversity, challenges the norms of what leadership should look like and celebrates every win of her team along the way.</p> <p>Key Insights</p> <p>(01:29) How did Di start her leadership journey?</p> <p>Di originally trained as a registered nurse, from there her leadership journey began as she pursued leadership roles in nursing. She became a health service manager and eventually took on an executive director nursing role, which provided her an opportunity to understand regional and remote health. Following that she was seconded to represent 22 regional health services and negotiate the nurses’ wage case. She then got the opportunity to build a hospital from scratch in WA for which she got headhunted to go to SA to work on the new hospital for the Royal Adelaide. She is now the CEO of Celsus which is a private partner in the Royal Adelaide.</p> <p>(12:28) Why is it important for women to be visible for their achievements in leadership?</p> <p>Di thinks people need role models to base their leadership on, to see similarities in skills and show examples of overcoming barriers. If somebody can’t ‘see it’ then it’s difficult to ‘become it’.</p> <p>(21:11) What tool can Di share to the audience to add to their Leadership Toolbox?</p> <p>Di shared two things. First, you have to in invest in yourself. Whether it’s studying or playing golf, it’s important to look after yourself so you can give back. Lastly, offer mentoring as a way to give back. Di found through mentoring you learn just as much from the mentees.</p> <p> </p> <p>Important Resources and Links </p> <p>If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of women in business visit <a href='https://www.commbank.com.au/women-in-focus.html'>https://www.commbank.com.au/women-in-focus.html</a>  </p> <p>Host of the Leading Women p