Jeff Whalley

Reporter at The Herald Sun

Reporter at The West Australian

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Transforming lives through employment

1 month ago | anz.com.au | Tina Biscan |Jeff Whalley

What does it really mean to be “fitted for work”? “We believe that every woman is entitled to economic security and independence” - Donna De ZwartIn a world in which self-confidence, social expectations, economic realities and where we live, all play such a strong part in how we step forward into employment - the notion of being ready to tackle the employment process can seem overwhelming. Which is why two decades ago the Fitted for Work job readiness program started.
Talkin ‘bout my (and your) generation

Nov 27, 2024 | anz.com.au | Jeff Whalley |Elisa Clements

We are living and working longer – with workplaces today often encompassing six generations. “Every person is like a work of art that you should look at with open curiosity.” – Andy KeiBaby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials and Zillennials are said to have different expectations and attitudes when it comes to work and life in general. So how to find a common dialogue? After all, it is recognized that a workplace flourishes when it embraces the diversity of its employees.
Trusting your curiosity

Sep 22, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

It’s a useful skill and one she says probably developed from keeping company with her adventurous great aunt Elizabeth Warner, who was a writer and keen traveller, and her writer and documentary maker husband, David. "Listen more than you talk, be curious, be humble and be comfortable with discomfort because that's where the learning happens.” – Kat Hartmann “I remember thinking as a child it was a very interesting life they led,” Kat says.
Assembling a housing solution

Jul 23, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

This is the question Australia has had to grapple with in recent years as the proportion of income required to service rents and mortgages has climbed – making it hard for many essential service workers to find suitable accommodation.
Living the Olympic dream

Jul 23, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

Kuralay – who now leads a team as Deposits & Home Loans Portfolio Manager for ANZ Plus – was also appointed to the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust in February this year.
Risk and reward on the road to Bengaluru

May 7, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

Firstly, you need to find the right person to help. "Working in Bengaluru really ties all my experiences together. It is a banking role with scale and technology in that it is managing people and a series of customers" - Venkataraman SVYou could ask Venkataraman SV - better known to colleagues and friends as Venky – who is Managing Director of ANZ Group Capability Centre Bengaluru. Venky’s varied career has seen him literally help build a bank from the ground up.
Tackling the rental crisis

Apr 23, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

It finds the proportion of income required to service rents has shifted to the 30 per cent range rising from the mid-20 per cent range for median income earners in most parts of the country. "We need to label this a crisis. And when you label something, a crisis, then you can start to say ‘rightio, let's not start by ruling things out.
Waxing lyrical

Apr 16, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

“But the numbers don’t tell the full story”, says Theo Bridge, Senior Manager of Innovation Research at ANZ. "I was really drawn to finding ways to relax that weren’t related to a screen.
Aussie beef: A steer in the right direction

Apr 10, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

Michael Whitehead, ANZ’s head of Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Insights, says despite its ubiquity on Australian dinner tables, most people are unaware of the growing sophistication of the sector. "It has been said … that if you sit down and eat three Big Macs in America, one of them came from Australian beef.” – Michael Whitehead“The beef industry is important for Australia on a number of fronts. First of all, it is a massive export industry,” Whitehead told bluenotes in a podcast.
Solid foundation for financial wellbeing

Feb 13, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Jeff Whalley

It is a comparison Mohamed Khalil, Head of Financial Wellbeing, Research and Design, ANZ, likes to make, to reframe how banks and other lenders think of their duty to deliver services to customers.