56. Building Trust and Collaborative Leadership with Priscilla Radice

Building Doors with Lauren Karan

In this insightful episode of Building Doors, we’re joined by Priscilla Radice, the Deputy Director General of Health Infrastructure in Queensland, as she shares her wealth of experience in leadership, collaboration, and trust-building in government and private sector organisations.
From her sociology roots to leading major health infrastructure projects, Priscilla offers practical advice on stakeholder engagement, aligning diverse teams, and embracing inclusive leadership.

Whether you're navigating large-scale project collaborations or looking for inspiration in your career path, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways.

Key Takeaways from This Episode

• The Power of Trust: How trust and compromise can lead to successful collaborations.
• Inclusive Leadership: Embracing diversity and mentorship to foster growth.
• Effective Collaboration Strategies: Aligning teams around shared goals and principles.
• Balancing Priorities: Managing human and financial needs in large-scale projects.

Episode Highlights

• [00:00] Introduction to Collaboration and Trust
  • Discover why trust and compromise are foundational in Australian culture.
• [01:40] Priscilla’s Career Journey
  • Explore her diverse path, from sociology to leadership in health infrastructure.
• [04:21] Challenges in Collaboration
  • Key challenges and how to overcome them when managing large teams.
• [08:35] Building Trust in Teams
  • Practical strategies to foster trust and strengthen team dynamics.
• [11:42] Balancing Human and Financial Needs in Health Infrastructure
  • Insights into addressing competing priorities in large-scale projects.
• [15:20] Design Principles for Health Infrastructure
  • Why good design matters and how to align around a common purpose.
• [24:11] Mentorship and Career Reflections
  • The role of inclusive leadership and mentoring in Priscilla’s success.

Priscilla reminds us in this episode about the importance of recognising infrastructure as a social structure and how fostering collaboration across client and customer relationships is essential for the legacy build of health infrastructure projects.

Connect with Priscilla Radice
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Further Resources

1. How to build trust with stakeholders for better outcomes: https://www.mural.co/blog/stakeholder-trust
2. The keys to stakeholder engagement- start with building trust: https://trellis.net/article/keys-stakeholder-engagement-start-building-trust
3. Eight ways to build collaborative teams: https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams

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