They way in which we're going to that is an example of when Ollie was based
in one place and the he was seconded out to a different part of the world,
in the Indian subcontinent.
So, a completely different environment, completely different set of circumstances.
Completely different workplace culture.
And brand new people to meet.
So, Ollie, how did this particular set of circumstances take place?
What's the background?
>> So, this was part of quite a large system
change that I'd been involved with in
quite a small way in the office I worked in.
And the opportunity arose to go and work with our partners in India.
So, I put my name forward.
I was familiar with the system and how it worked.
I was familiar with how these things tend to roll out, so
I put my hat in the ring and was successful.
So, that meant in a few months from that time,
we called out to both Pune and Delhi for a couple of weeks.
>> So before we- >> [COUGH]
>> Get to the stage where you got
your Visas, you had your injections, and you got ready to board the plane.
Let's just have a look at the workplace relationships as they were
where you were originally working.
Because you were selected to go out to India.
So, what was it specifically about your ability to create effective
relationships in your home site, that made your senior management think
that you would be suitable to go out to India?
>> Yeah.
I'd, I thought, proactively got involved in this change and
I'd proactively helped roll it out.
I'd supported one of the project managers from an operational standpoint.
At the time it was only sort of bits and pieces.
Did the odd brief, just collected some information for him.
And, at the time,
I think I had quite a strong personal brand in the office where I worked.
So, I was thought of as a reliable person who'd be
a good ambassador for the company.
And on that basis got selected.
>> So in the early stages of looking at this
building effective relationship side of things, and moving somebody from
one part of the world to another part of the world for a period of time.
The first platform then upon
which to build is having existing effective relationships.
And what Ollie has shared with us is that they seem to be in place with
the key stakeholders, i.e., those that were going to be involved in deciding who
went out to India >> Ollie kept his profile up,
and a positive profile.
And that was demonstrated by an ability, and a desire, to be involved, and
a regular desire to provide effective support to line management.
So, what happened then as the buildup to going off to India approached?