Being a Courageous Leader


"Sometimes you need that 20 seconds of insane courage". Jen White talks about how working inside different organisational Cultures shaped her as a leader and how she sometime had to make hard decisions. Jen Challenges us to do the same:

If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?



Jen White is a passionate HR business leader with experience in the Professional Services, Finance, FMCG, Not for Profit and most recently, IT distribution having recently commenced at Avnet TS as their ANZ HR Director. In this role, Jen is responsible for helping Avnet attract, engage, develop and reward a diverse and highly-skilled team to support Avnet’s business objectives.

Throughout her career, Jen has been critical in creating and implementing strategies that have transformed organizational effectiveness. She has an outstanding record in leading teams through change, leveraging commercial insights and providing pragmatic solutions to improve business outcomes.

The challenges of being responsible for leading organizational culture whilst at the same time being part of it are familiar territory to Jen. She candidly shares her personal story and her own leadership insights on how she has navigated this road.


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