Colin Harris

Energizer
DISC Type : I

EGM Operational Excellence at Suncorp Group

Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Overview

Colin Harris is an Executive General Manager at Suncorp Group, currently leading HR Advice and Services. His extensive career at Suncorp includes senior roles in Operational Excellence, Partnering, and Real Estate. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southampton.

Before his corporate tenure, Colin was an entrepreneur who owned and managed his own digital marketing company. This experience provides him with a unique perspective that blends a small business owners mindset with large-scale corporate leadership and strategy.

He successfully transitioned from being a small business owner to a senior executive within the Suncorp Group.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

Informal

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.  They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Future of Work
He led the design of Suncorp's award-winning Brisbane headquarters, focusing on creating flexible, collaborative, and technology-enabled environments for a hybrid workforce.
Corporate Sustainability
He has been directly involved in Suncorp's initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint, including rolling out an electric vehicle fleet and developing green-rated buildings.
Operational Excellence
A former EGM of Operational Excellence, he has a proven track record in optimizing business processes, procurement, and real estate management for efficiency and value.

Media Appearances

Colin has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2022
EGM Operational Excellence at Suncorp Group
4-2017 - 2-2022
EGM Partnering and Real Estate at Suncorp Group
8-2014 - 4-2017
EGM Partnering at Suncorp Group
10-2011 - 8-2014
Executive General Manager HR Advice and Services at Suncorp Group
2-2008 - 9-2011
Managing Director at Hive Asia Pacific Pty Lyd

Education

2011 - 2011
Education details unavailable from Advanced facilitation course
1982 - 1985
BSc from University of Southampton

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Insights For Selling To Colin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Colin is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Colin

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Colin move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Colin take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Colin

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