The one thing this CEO wished he’d learnt at school

When Collins Foods CEO Drew O’Malley was working in sales in his early 20s, he heard two motivational speakers talk about goal-setting. It was an “eye-opening” experience.

Sally PattenBOSS editor

Sep 15, 2023 – 5.00am

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For Drew O’Malley, the chief executive of fast foods business Collins Foods, the career penny dropped when he was at his first job, selling printing and photocopying services to business customers.

Drew O’Malley was appointed CEO of Collins Foods in early 2020. Pete Wallis

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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.