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Ben Francis

Chief of Staff at Microsoft

Sydney, Australia

I am an passionate leader who loves driving rapid change in organisations. I love building and leading diverse, creative teams that are completely customer obsessed and drive continuous improvement in everything they do.

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Thought Leader Profile

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Microsoft

Chief of Staff

Microsoft.com

Company Type: Company

Business Unit: Services

Theatre: Australia

Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed

Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed

Number of Employees: Undisclosed

Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Agile

Analytics

Change Management 30.03

Cloud

Culture 30.02

Customer Experience

Health and Wellness 30.08

Leadership 30.07

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense

High Tech & Electronics

Publications & Experience

5 Article/Blogs

What will you do differently?
linkedin
March 12, 2019

A simple question that a previous manager would put to me regularly (thank you Kevin!) and one that I think about often. But within this seemingly straightforward query lies the opportunity to test who you are as a leader - are you audacious and daring or are you doubtful and indecisive?

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Tags: Leadership, Culture, Change Management

Wellness as a part of leadership
linkedin
November 06, 2018

I feel very fortunate most days. I get to work at an amazing company and with extraordinary people, I live in a stable and thriving democracy, I get to travel the world, and I have relatively good health and wellbeing… or do I?

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Tags: Leadership, Health and Wellness

Navigating the traffic
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March 14, 2018

I travel a lot for business. My role takes me across Asia, from Japan, through Australia and New Zealand, South East Asia and to India. I love the challenge of adapting to new environments and different cultures and I am learning an enormous amount about doing business in a new way, navigating the plethora of communication styles, but most importantly I am learning a lot about me.

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Tags: Leadership

The Power of a Diverse Team
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June 05, 2017

I look back at this picture often. It wasn't the most highly successful period of my career, nor was it the easiest or even the most exciting. But it was, very definitively, the moment when I realised what a privilege it was, and how powerful it could be to be part of a group that brought a seriously diverse set of opinions, experiences, ideas, motivations, and above all, passions to the table.

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Tags: Leadership

Failure is not a tagline
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March 03, 2017

Today I came to accept one of the more personal and impactful failures I have had in recent years. Someone whom I hired, mentored and supported will not continue in their role – due in no insignificant part to my own personal failings as a leader.

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Tags: Leadership

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