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In the digital age, there’s constant pressure to keep up with the latest and greatest technology. As a result of more frequent upgrades, older equipment gets discontinued and the OEMs become unable to support it. In other words, systems are becoming End-of-Life (EOL) or End-of-Support (EOS) more ...

Part 8 of Leaders Eat Last focuses on how we can implement ideas from the book into making us better leaders. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 8.

Part 7 of Leaders Eat Last focuses on digital addiction, instant gratification and how that is harming our ability to communicate effectively in our organizations. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 7. TAKEAWAYS The main theme of Part 7 is how current generations are addicted to ...

This week’s focus on Part 6 of Leaders Eat Last revolves around company culture and how leaders can shift the dynamic. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 6. TAKEAWAYS Part 6 focuses on how leaders have the ability to change company culture one small step at a time. A leader must ...

Part 5 of Leaders Eat Last discusses why abstraction is destructive. Making people abstract by having more “virtual relationships” or viewing employees as statistics causes us to have less regard for them and significantly reduces trust. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 5. ...

Part 4 of Leaders Eat Last is mainly about generations and their differences in the workforce. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 4. TAKEAWAYS Part 4 mainly discusses baby boomers and how their generation came to be, why they are the way they are, how they work, what they value, ...

This week’s blog is all about trust. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 3. TAKEAWAYS The main takeaway in Part 3 is trust. Trust is an integral part of open communication between leaders and those that are lead. Trust across an organization is imperative for success. Trust goes ...

This week we will discuss Part 2 that focuses on the biology behind being happy. Four specific chemicals in our bodies shape how we act as employees and leaders. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 2. TAKEAWAYS Part 2: Powerful Forces focuses on E.D.S.O: endorphins, dopamine, ...

Welcome to Part 1 of our blog series, #LeadWithOptus. Over the next nine weeks, we will be reading and sharing feedback from the book Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. Optus employees have been asked to read and reflect on the ideas in Leaders Eat Last to help them challenge their thinking and ...

Name: Mahathi Sudhana School: Arkansas State University Major: Master’s in Computer Science Department at Optus: IT What were your responsibilities during your internship? My responsibilities included solving the tickets assigned to me regarding the Salesforce application, attending meetings if ...