Microsoft South Africa CEO Lillian Barnard is one of the country\u2019s leading technology executives and has built a highly-skilled team around her.<\/p>\n
Barnard has over 20 years of experience in the ICT industry and has held various senior executive positions \u2013 both locally and abroad.<\/p>\n
She joined Microsoft in May 2017 as public sector director and was appointed as MD of Microsoft South Africa in March 2019.<\/p>\n
Barnard has been a key player in re-igniting the South African chapter of Women@Microsoft and developing a culture that encourages gender equality in the workplace.<\/p>\n
In this Business Talk interview, Barnard discusses how technology has transformed leadership over the past two years.<\/p>\n
She explains how the workplace has changed during this time, with leaders needing to build hybrid environments to suit the changing needs of their employees.<\/p>\n
Barnard contextualises this by highlighting key findings from Microsoft\u2019s Work Reworked research.<\/p>\n
The executive points to how leaders can approach some of the challenges posed by the return to the workplace, or the adoption of a hybrid working approach.<\/p>\n
Barnard also discusses how leaders can continue to empower their workforce and ensure that transformation remains a priority \u2013 regardless of the challenges that the new way of working brings.<\/p>\n
The full interview with Lillian Barnard can be watched below.<\/p>\n